Mogadishu (Sunatimes)  The U.S Homeland Security Committee has announced that over 40 Americans have joined ranks with Somalia based Al-Shabaab militia.

The chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee Peter King says more than 40 Americans have been recruited by Al-Qaeda-inspired terrorists in Somalia fight the Somali government.

According to the New York Republican Rep. Peter King, the findings are based on investigation into the issue by his committee and are planning to address the problem on Wednesday during his third congressional hearing on Muslim radicalization.

Earlier the U.S government has said at least 21 Somali-Americans are believed to have traveled to Somalia to join the terror group in what began as a push to expel Ethiopian soldiers in Somalia.

But the U.S. counter-terrorism officials have not reported such high numbers of Americans joining the Somali terror organization, Al-Shabaab.

By Muhiima Ahmed