<p>The US has announced a bounty of USD 5 million each for the arrest of two Americans, Omar Shafik Hammami and Jehad Serwan Mostafa, who are members of the Somalia-based terrorist organisation Al-Shebab.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The awards have been announced yesterday under the Rewards for Justice Program of the State Department.<br /><br />Both are currently believed to be in Somalia.Born on May 6, 1984, Omar Hammami is a US citizen and a former resident of Daphne, Alabama. In 2006, he moved to Somalia where he joined and received training from Islamist militants.<br /><br />Hammami has served as a propagandist for Al-Shebab, helping to recruit English-speaking youth through his writings, rap songs, and video statements.<br /><br />He also has served as a military commander, leading foreign fighters under Jehad Serwan Mostafa.<br /><br />In September 2009, Hammami was indicted in the Southern District of Alabama on charges of providing support to terrorists, conspiring to provide material support to a State Department-designated foreign terrorist organisation (Al-Shebab).<br /><br />On July 29, 2011, the US Department of the Treasury placed Hammami on the US Government's Specially Designated Nationals.<br /><br />In November 2012, the FBI added him to its Most Wanted Terrorists list.<br />Jehad Mostafa is also a US citizen and former resident of San Diego, California.<br />He departed for Somalia in 2005 and has served as a media expert and leader of foreign fighters for Al-Shebab.<br /><br />He was indicted on October 9, 2009 in the Southern District of California on charges of conspiring to provide material support to it.<br /><br />Mostafa is also on the FBI's Most Wanted Terrorists list.</p>
<p>The US has announced a bounty of USD 5 million each for the arrest of two Americans, Omar Shafik Hammami and Jehad Serwan Mostafa, who are members of the Somalia-based terrorist organisation Al-Shebab.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The awards have been announced yesterday under the Rewards for Justice Program of the State Department.<br /><br />Both are currently believed to be in Somalia.Born on May 6, 1984, Omar Hammami is a US citizen and a former resident of Daphne, Alabama. In 2006, he moved to Somalia where he joined and received training from Islamist militants.<br /><br />Hammami has served as a propagandist for Al-Shebab, helping to recruit English-speaking youth through his writings, rap songs, and video statements.<br /><br />He also has served as a military commander, leading foreign fighters under Jehad Serwan Mostafa.<br /><br />In September 2009, Hammami was indicted in the Southern District of Alabama on charges of providing support to terrorists, conspiring to provide material support to a State Department-designated foreign terrorist organisation (Al-Shebab).<br /><br />On July 29, 2011, the US Department of the Treasury placed Hammami on the US Government's Specially Designated Nationals.<br /><br />In November 2012, the FBI added him to its Most Wanted Terrorists list.<br />Jehad Mostafa is also a US citizen and former resident of San Diego, California.<br />He departed for Somalia in 2005 and has served as a media expert and leader of foreign fighters for Al-Shebab.<br /><br />He was indicted on October 9, 2009 in the Southern District of California on charges of conspiring to provide material support to it.<br /><br />Mostafa is also on the FBI's Most Wanted Terrorists list.</p>