Terror organization: Al-Shabaab;

Status: Held several leading positions in Al-Shabaab;

Role: With al-Shabaab, Mostafa has functioned in many critical capacities, including serving as a military instructor at the group’s training camps, leading foreign fighters, operating in the group’s media wing, acting as an intermediary between al-Shabaab and other terrorist organizations, and leading the group’s use of explosives in terrorist attacks. Mostafa is believed to continue to play a critical role in planning operations directed against the Somali government and internationally supported African Union forces in Somalia and East Africa. He is the highest-ranking U.S. citizen who is fighting overseas with a terrorist organization;

Location: East Africa, most likely Somalia;

Born: 28/12/1981;

Place of Birth: Waukesha, Wisconsin, United States;

Gender: Male;

Nationality: American;

General Info:
Jehad Serwan Mostafa is an American citizen who moved to Somalia in 2005 and joined the Somalia-based extremist group al-Shabaab. Mostafa is believed to have trained and instructed al-Shabaab militants as well as recruited foreign fighters. He also reportedly performs social media activities for the terror group.

Terror Activities:
Mostafa is on the FBI’s Most Wanted Terrorists list. There is a reward of $5 million for information leading to his capture.

In February 2009, Mostafa was indicted by a U.S. grand jury and charged with “conspiracy to provide material support to terrorists; conspiracy to provide material support to a foreign terrorist organization; and providing material support to a foreign terrorist organization.”

Mostafa faces a 15-year sentence for each indictment. In October 2009, the United States District Court in the Southern District of California issued a federal arrest warrant for Mostafa.

Mostafa’s American acquaintances have described him as a “quiet,” “patient,” and “peace keeping Muslim.” They were shocked to learn of his 2009 indictment, with one woman saying, “Oh my God. That’s hard to believe. He had no accent. He was a white kid with red hair.”