Stay Curious. Stay Connected.
MailNewsletters♡Donate Now
Sign up
*Password must be at least 8 characters and contain one uppercase letter, one lowercase letter, one number and one symbol.
Already have an account?
By submitting, you consent that you are at least 18 years of age and to receive information about MPR's or APMG entities' programs and offerings. The personally identifying information you provide will not be sold, shared, or used for purposes other than to communicate with you about MPR, APMG entities, and its sponsors. You may opt-out at any time clicking the unsubscribe link at the bottom of any email communication. View our Privacy Policy.
Sign in to your profile
Forgot Password?
New to MPR News?
Welcome back
to news
for you
Reset Password

Enter the username on file and we'll send you a code to reset your password.

Still require assistance or not sure what your User Name is?
Welcome back
to news
for you
Email Verification

A verification code has been emailed to

Still awaiting the code?
Laura Yuen

Feds add murder conspiracy to charges on ISIS terror suspects

Go Deeper.

Create an account or log in to save stories.

Log inCreate a free Account

Like this?

Thanks for liking this story! We have added it to a list of your favorite stories.

Show me!

A federal grand jury has added murder conspiracy to the charges against five Minnesota men accused of trying to join the ISIS terror group.

Hamza Ahmed, Adnan Farah, Guled Omar, Abdirahman Daud and Mohamed Farah have been indicted with conspiracy to murder overseas, perjury and other charges, U.S. Attorney for Minnesota Andy Luger said in a statement Thursday.

Those five are scheduled to go to trial in February on charges related to their attempts to travel abroad to join the terror organization.

It wasn't immediately clear what led to the murder conspiracy charges, but they've been applied to Minnesota terrorism cases in the past. Young men who were accused of traveling to Somalia to join al-Shabab faced the same charge of conspiring to kill people in a foreign country.

"This is an ongoing investigation and we present the appropriate charges to the grand jury when we believe we're supported by the evidence," said Ben Petok, a spokesman for Luger.

Omar was also charged with attempted financial aid fraud for trying to use $5,000 of financial aid to fund his travel to Turkey.

Three other Minnesota men previously charged in the FBI's terror probe — Abdullahi Yusuf, Hanad Musse, and Zacharia Abdurahman — have pleaded guilty.