Maryland Man Pleads Guilty To Terrorism Charges

NEW YORK (AP) — A Maryland man pleaded guilty Friday to federal terrorism charges in New York after he was accused of fighting on behalf of an al-Qaida-affiliated terror group in Somalia.
Federal prosecutors say 32-year-old Maalik Jones trained with and supported al-Shabab, an ultra-conservative Islamic militant group. The group seeks to run Somalia under a strict interpretation of Shariah law.
Jones was turned over to U.S. officials by Somali authorities who arrested him Dec. 7, 2015, as