Fuad Mohamed Khalaf, senior commander of the al-Shabab militia movement, countered the $33million in bounties the Obama administration announced this week for information about seven top members of the Somalia group.
Khalaf dismissed the U.S. rewards as another attack against Muslims calling the American leaders 'infidels.'
'Reward': Fuad Mohamed Khalaf, commander of the al-Shabaab
militia group, called offered animals for the heads of Barack Obama and Hillary
Clinton
Audio of Khalaf's comments were posted on various websites.
CNN reported that Khalaf said: 'Whoever brings the [mujahideen] information about the whereabouts of infidel Obama and the lady of Bill Clinton, the woman named Hillary Clinton, I will give a reward.'
The Obama administration has offered $5million for bounty for Khalaf.
The program will offer up to $7million for al-Shabab's founder, Ahmed Abdi aw-Mohamed.
Wanted: The Obama administration offered a $7million
bounty for al-Shabaab's founder, Ahmed Abdi aw-Mohamed (left) and $5million for
Mukhtar Robow (right)
A bounty of up to $5million is offered for each for his associates, Ibrahim Haji Jama, Bashir Mohamed Mahamoud and Mukhtar Robow.
A lower amount, $3million each, is offered for Zakariya Ismail Ahmed Hersi and Abdullahi Yare.
Khalaf mocked the U.S. announcement with his counter offer.
'Anyone who helps the mujahideen find the whereabouts of Obama and Hillary Clinton will be rewarded with 10 camels for the information leading to Obama and 10 hens and 10 cocks for Hillary,' he said, according to ABC News.
Mocking: Khalaf said anyone who helps 'will be rewarded
with 10 camels for the information leading to Obama' in an audio tape poking fun
at the U.S. rewards
Khalaf went on to say: 'There is nothing new in the fact that infidels pay to have Muslim leaders killed.
'They already did that by offering camels for the head of Prophet Mohammed, and $5million is equivalent to 200 camels today.'
The U.S. bounties make up the first time the program has offered rewards for members of al-Shabab, accused of terrorist attacks in Somalia, Uganda and Kenya.
The rewards will be administered by the department's Rewards for Justice program.
'Lady of Bill Clinton': The al-Shabaab leader said a
bounty of 10 hens and 10 cocks will be offered to the person who captures
Hillary Clinton
Al-Shabab and Al Qaeda formally joined organizations earlier this year, though the ties between the groups already were strong.
Al-Shabab counts hundreds of foreign fighters among its ranks, including fighters with experience in the Iraq and Afghanistan wars.
In April, the U.S. government warned that it continues to receive information about potential terrorist threats aimed at U.S., Western and Kenyan targets inside Kenya.
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