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Al-Shabab's powerful American recruit

Name: Al-Shabab's powerful American recruit
Uploaded: 2013-09-23T10:13:32-0400
Duration: 1 min 5 s
Description: One of al-Shabab's most successful American recruits is Omar Hammami, a U.S. citizen born to an American mother and a Syrian father. Hammami went on to become an al-Shabab spokesman and a very successful recruiter.(Original Air Date: May 2010)

One of al-Shabab's most successful American recruits is Omar Hammami, a U.S. citizen born to an American mother and a Syrian father. Hammami went on to become an al-Shabab spokesman and a very successful recruiter.(Original Air Date: May 2010)