In 2023 alone, the Somali diaspora sent back $1.7 billion. More than the Somali government's budget for that year. Our investigation reveals for the first time that Some of this money has been directed to an even more troubling destination. The Al Qaeda linked Islamic terror group Al Shabaab. According to multiple law enforcement sources, Minnesota's Somali community has sent untold millions through a network of hawalas, informal clan based money traders that have wound up in the coffers of Al Shabaab. (07:44–07:54)
CLAIM
Asserts that some money sent from Minnesota to Somalia is directed to Al Shabaab.
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