FOX 9 has confirmed the second American killed fighting for ISIS is also a Minnesotan. Abdirahmaan Muhumed from Minneapolis.
— Seth Kaplan (@Seth_Kaplan) August 28, 2014
The 2nd American killed fighting for ISIS was profiled by MPR just two months ago. We’ll have more @ 10. http://t.co/bH9zjjKi26
— Seth Kaplan (@Seth_Kaplan) August 28, 2014
According to reports, Muhumed was one of about 15 Somali-American men to travel from Minnesota in the last year to with the Islamic State Minnesota Public Radio reported.
“I give up this worldly life for Allah,” Muhumed had told MPR News. “A Muslim has to stand up for [what’s] right.”
Douglas McAuthur McCain, a 33 year old was the first known American to be killed while fighting alongside ISIL in Syria. Muhumed died early Wednesday, the Free Syrian Army reported later.
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