25-Year-Old American Is Killed With Mentor Anwar Al-Aulaqi In Drone Strike (September 30, 2011)

IONA in the News The man killed alongside Anwar al-Aulaqi once ran radical Web sites from his parents’ North Carolina basement and broke his father’s heart when he fled to Yemen to seek jihad as a “proud traitor” to his American homeland.Samir Khan, 25, who perished with his mentor in the U.S. drone strike over…

Iona Condemns The Killing Of Al-awlaki And Samir Khan Without Due Process Of Law

Press Releases View PDF DETROIT, MI – The Islamic Organization of North America (IONA) joins other people of conscience in condemning the assassination of two U.S. citizens, Anwar Al-Awlaki and Samir Khan. We believe the assassinations carried out by our government and approved by our president is in violation of the fifth amendment that states,…

2nd American In Strike Waged Qaeda Media War (September 30, 2011)

IONA in the News CHARLOTTE, N.C. — From his parents’ basement in a part of town where homes have lots of bedrooms and most children go to college, Samir Khan blogged his way into the highest circles of Al Qaeda, waging a media war he believed was as important as the battles with guns on…