Man fears for family after bogus ISIS story Published: Monday, October 27, 2014 A local man who was said to be fighting with the militant group Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (Isis) in Syria, is now back home and fearful that his family is in danger. Ashmead Mohammed last night told CNC3 news he has no connections with Isis and has never even been to Syria, noting his passport will provide evidence of his travels. He said he had been on a visit to Canada and Morocco when the newspaper report erroneously fingered him as a foreign Isis fighter with Trini links. Mohammed said he was shocked when he saw the article, headlined “Another Trini discovered fighting in Syria for Isis, noting it was “full of lies”. He said contrary to the article, which claimed he left for Syria earlier this year, he travelled for the first time this year last month. He said he and his family left for Canada in September, spent two weeks there with his sick mother, then went to visit his in-laws in Morocco. He said it was on his way back from the African continent that he got news of the article. Mohammed said as a result of the article he and his family were stopped by immigration officials at the Piarco International Airport when they returned home on Sunday. After he, his wife and children were interrogated they were finally allowed to leave. Saying the media house should have verified the information because of the sensitivity of the issue, Mohammed said he wants an explanation and is weighing his legal options. The report came as local media also reported on several Trinis with Isis links who had appeared in videos on social media and even in a CNN report. One of the videos featured a man identified as Abu Abdurahman al-Trinidadi, in an apparent reference to his Trini heritage, who urged other Muslims to join the fight. Al-Trinidadi was standing next to another man also believed to be Trinidadian and both men were fully armed while carrying children on their shoulders. Another of the videos featured Shane Crawford bathing in the Euphrates River with other Isis fighters. Crawford, 28, of Enterprise, Chaguanas, was one of the 16 men held during the state of emergency in 2011 in an alleged plot to assassinate the Prime Minister and other Government ministers. However, they were all subsequently released without charges. Crawford’s mother, Joan, subsequently confirmed that he sold all his possessions and left here last year to join ISIS. News Source:: Trinidad Guardian The post Man fears for family after bogus ISIS story appeared first on Trinidad & Tobago Online. #trinidad
Posted on: Tue, 28 Oct 2014 04:11:59 +0000
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