Rashid Mohamed Salim was cornered and captured by local youths on 29 January in a village in the DRC. He was handed over to the armed forces and arrested. University-educated Salim was radicalised as a teen at a popular mosque in Mombasa. He has been linked with recruiting youth into terror groups in East Africa, and with various terrorist activities. A source said, ‘This young man is a great terrorist. He is a very big player in the activities of slaughtering Christians. We have been receiving pictures and short films of him cutting Christians’ throats. He captures them or has them captured by fellow-rebels, then takes pictures of the murders on his phone and publishes them as propaganda.’ Kenya’s anti-terror police put a $100,000 reward for his capture. He was captured on his way back to Kenya from Cabo Delgado where he had joined Mozambique’s IS group.
Kenya’s most wanted terrorist arrested
Written by David Fletcher 03 Feb 2022Additional Info
- Praise: God for this arrest. May He bless all efforts by the Kenyan government to secure safety for local and foreign Christians. (Proverbs 11:14)
- More: www.persecution.org/2022/01/30/kenyas-wanted-terrorist-arrested-drc/
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