▁ash - Sh ami ▁and ▁Ab u ▁M ays ar ah ▁ash - Sh ami , ▁was ▁a ▁Sy rian - American ▁Islam ic ▁milit ant ▁and ▁ide olog ue ▁who ▁served ▁as ▁the ▁chief ▁editor ▁of ▁the ▁Islam ic ▁State ▁of ▁Ira q ▁and ▁the ▁Lev ant ' s ▁D abi q ▁magazine . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁he ▁was ▁placed ▁on ▁the ▁US ▁Federal ▁Bureau ▁of ▁Investig ation ' s ▁' most ▁wanted ▁list ' ▁and ▁made ▁the ▁subject ▁of ▁a ▁$ 5 0 , 0 0 0 ▁reward ▁because ▁of ▁his ▁connections ▁to ▁a ▁Massachusetts ▁terror ism ▁investigation ▁cent ering ▁on ▁his ▁alleg ed ▁close ▁associate ▁T are k ▁Me h anna , ▁who ▁was ▁arrested ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁and ▁conv icted ▁of ▁terror ism - related ▁charges ▁in ▁a ▁Boston ▁court ▁in ▁late ▁ 2 0 1 1 . ▁He ▁was ▁featured ▁on ▁the ▁F BI ' s ▁Most ▁W anted ▁T error ists ▁list ▁for ▁alleg edly ▁attempting ▁to ▁obtain ▁military ▁training ▁in ▁his ▁tri ps ▁to ▁Y emen ▁and ▁Pakistan ▁for ▁the ▁purpose ▁of ▁killing ▁American ▁soldiers ▁over se as . ▁ ▁Biography ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁and ▁education ▁ ▁A hm ad ▁Ab ous am ra ▁was ▁a ▁Sy rian - American ▁dual ▁citiz en ▁who ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁France ▁on ▁ 1 9 ▁September ▁ 1 9 8 1 . ▁ ▁He ▁grew ▁up ▁in ▁the ▁Boston ▁sub urb ▁of ▁St ought on . ▁He ▁attended ▁X aver ian ▁Brothers