Raleigh jihad group
The Raleigh jihad group refers to seven men arrested on 27 July 2009 near Raleigh, North Carolina on charges of participating in a conspiracy to commit "violent jihad". An eighth man in the indictment, believed to be in Pakistan, has not been arrested.[1] Daniel Boyd was the suspected ringleader, who along with Hysen Sherifi were also indicted on conspiring to attack soldiers at the U.S. Marine Corps Base Quantico.[2]
History
The arrests were made on 27 July 2009. The men were accused of plotting to wage “violent jihad” outside the United States. The alleged leader of the group, Daniel Patrick Boyd, was accused of recruiting seven men, including two of his sons, to take part in a conspiracy “to advance violent jihad, including supporting and participating in terrorist activities abroad and committing acts of murder, kidnapping or maiming persons abroad.” According to the indictment, members of the group practiced military tactics and the use of weapons in rural North Carolina, and traveled to Gaza, Israel, Jordan and Kosovo hoping “to engage in violent jihad.” [3]
Defendants
All defendants face one count each of conspiring to provide resources to terrorists and conspiring to murder, kidnap and injure persons abroad.[4]
- Daniel Patrick Boyd, 39, a U.S.-born citizen. Alleged leader of the group, accused of recruiting the seven men. Lives in Willow Spring with his wife, three sons, daughter, and daughter-in-law. Also accused of selling a gun to a felon.
- Dylan "Mohammad" Boyd, 22, Daniel Boyd's eldest son. Lives in Willow Spring with his wife and parents. Also accused of selling a gun to a felon.[5]
- Zakariya Boyd, 20, Daniel Boyd's second eldest son. Lives with parents in Willow Spring. Traveled with his father to Israel in 2007, but was denied entry.[5]
- Anes Subasic, 33, a Bosnian refugee and a naturalized American citizen. Resides in Holly Springs, North Carolina with his father. Attended a sniper training camp in Las Vegas[6]
- Mohammad Omar Aly Hassan, 22, a U.S.-born citizen. Traveled with Ziyad Yaghi to Israel in April 2007, but was denied entry at Ben Gurion International Airport.[5]
- Ziyad "Jimmy" Yaghi, 21 , a naturalized American citizen. Traveled to Jordan in 2006. Traveled with Mohammad Omar Aly Hassan to Israel in April 2007, but was denied entry at Ben Gurion International Airport.[5]
- Hysen Sherifi, 24, the only non U.S. citizen, a native of Kosovo, and a U.S. legal permanent resident. An ethnic Albanian born in Gjilan, Kosovo.[7] Flew to Kosovo on 30 July 2008 where he stayed seven months.[5]
- Jude Kenan Mohammad, 20, a U.S. citizen believed to be in Pakistan, has not been arrested. Traveled to Pakistan in October 2008, were he was arrested by Pakistani officials and accused of trying to travel illegally in a tribal area along the Pakistan-Afghan border.[5]
At their detention hearings, U.S. Magistrate Judge William Webb ruled that all were to be held without bond until trial.[8]
References
- ^ Ahlers, Mike (5 August 2009). "No bail for 'jihad' suspects despite judge's skepticism". CNN. Retrieved 5 August 2009.
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- ^ Mackey, Robert (28 July 2009). "Americans Arrested for Plotting 'Violent Jihad' Abroad". New York Times. Retrieved 28 July 2009.
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