ra ▁tra ve led ▁to ▁Jordan ▁and ▁Sy ria , ▁returning ▁to ▁Boston ▁in ▁August ▁ 2 0 0 4 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁he ▁and ▁Me h anna ▁were ▁question ed ▁by ▁the ▁F BI ' s ▁J oint ▁T error ism ▁Task ▁Force , ▁but ▁they ▁provided ▁false ▁information . ▁Short ly ▁after ward ▁he ▁left ▁the ▁country ▁to ▁Sy ria , ▁never ▁to ▁return . ▁ ▁Ind ict ment ▁He ▁was ▁ind icted ▁for ▁his ▁arrest ▁on ▁November ▁ 5 , ▁ 2 0 0 9 . ▁Ab ous am ra ▁was ▁wanted ▁by ▁the ▁F BI ▁for ▁consp i racy ▁to ▁provide ▁material ▁support ▁to ▁terror ists , ▁providing ▁and ▁attempting ▁to ▁provide ▁material ▁support ▁to ▁terror ists ▁in ▁connection ▁with ▁al - Q a eda , ▁consp i racy ▁to ▁kill ▁in ▁a ▁foreign ▁country , ▁consp i racy , ▁and ▁false ▁statements . ▁Author ities ▁offered ▁US $ 5 0 , 0 0 0 ▁reward ▁for ▁tips ▁leading ▁to ▁his ▁arrest , ▁saying ▁he ▁was ▁living ▁in ▁Ale ppo , ▁Sy ria ▁with ▁his ▁wife ▁and ▁one ▁child . ▁ ▁Islam ic ▁State ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁Ab ous am ra ▁joined ▁J ab hat ▁al - N us ra ▁in ▁Sy ria , ▁which ▁was ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁a ▁front ▁group ▁for ▁the ▁Islam ic ▁State ▁of ▁Ira q . ▁When ▁the ▁leadership ▁within ▁J ab hat ▁al - N us ra ▁attempted ▁to ▁break ▁away ▁from ▁I