A U.S. citizen born and raised in Somalia had two major law enforcement organizations issue alerts on him as a wanted jihadist on Thursday. His greatest danger to the United States is his familiarity with Washington, D.C. which he acquired as a taxicab driver. The latest addition to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Most Wanted list and the subject of an International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol) Red Notice, 29-year-old Liban Haji Mohamed is charged with providing material support and resources to al-Qaida and its Somali-based ally Al Shabaab, both listed by the State Department, the Treasury Department and the United Nations as terrorist organizations, according to the FBI and U.S. Justice Department..

U.S. Attorney’s Office in the Eastern District of Virginia unsealed a federal arrest warrant dated Jan. 29, 2015 for the American jihadist and the FBI announced a $50,000.00 reward for information leading to the capture of Mohamed. “Al Shabaab has claimed responsibility for many bombings in Somalia and Uganda and the 2013 attack on the Westgate Mall in Nairobi, Kenya,” Carl Ghattas, special agent in charge of the Counterterrorism Division at the FBI’s Washington Field Office, said in a statement. “Liban Mohamed is believed to have left the U.S. with the intent to join Al Shabaab in East Africa. We believe he is currently there operating on behalf of that terrorist organization,” he added.

Al Shabaab, although mostly a deadly scourge in Somalia, has also attacked targets in Kenya and other African nations. In 2010, it officially announced its affiliation with the so-called “core” al-Qaida terrorist network, which was founded by the late Osama bin Laden. It is also affiliated, through al-Qaida, with Nigeria’s equally ruthless terrorist organization known as Boko Haram.

The Somali-American terror suspect reportedly left the U.S. sometime in July 5, 2012 and is using a U.S. passport and other U.S. identification such as a driver’s licence. Before leaving the U.S., Mohamed’s home is listed as the “Northern Virginia suburbs of Washington, D.C. While living in the D.C. area, he was employed as a taxi driver. He also secretly worked as a U.S. recruiter for Al Shabaab, a group that has had some success with getting Westerners to travel to Somalia and engage in jihad.

The FBI’s SAC Ghattas noted, “Not only did Mohamed choose to go to Somalia and fight with Al Shabaab, he took a prominent role in trying to recruit people and have them train with weapons.” The FBI also noted that it is publicizing the case on social media channels in Somalia and elsewhere to encourage people to come forward with information about the fugitive.

The FBI believes Mohamed is dangerous to the United States due to his extensive knowledge of the nation’s capital and the surrounding area as a result of his work as a cab drive. His cab driving experience gives him familiarity with the airports, rail system, public transportation, federal buildings, embassies and shopping malls. It’s believed he’d be an excellent intelligence asset for terrorists seeking to attack the homeland.

Originally, Interpol officials issued a Blue Notice for Mohamed in order to collect additional information about his identity, location, and activities for their files, but on Aug. 15, 2014, Interpol issued a Red Notice to seek him as a wanted fugitive. The Red Notice is considered the closest thing to an international arrest warrant and includes being brought before an international tribunal with a view to his extradition.

According to SAC Ghattas, Mohamed speaks fluent English, Somali, and Arabic. He is described as a black male, 6′ tall, 194 lbs., with black hair and brown eyes. Aliases that he uses include “Abu Ayrow,” Shirwa,” “Shirwac,” “Qatiluhum,” and “Qatil.” Mohamed had been a close associate of homegrown terrorist Zachary Chesser, who is now serving a 25-year sentence in a U.S. federal prison for his own attempts to provide material support to Al Shabaab.