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McCain attended the same high school as did Troy Kastigar, also from the United States., died as an Islamic extremist, in 2009 in Somalia.
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He was the first United States. citizen known to be killed while fighting for the ISIL. At the time of McCain"s death, there were reportedly "dozens" more Americans fighting in Syria for Islamic militant groups. The first United States. citizen killed fighting in the Syrian Civil War was Moner Mohammad Abu-Salha in May 2014. The two may have been roommates.
McCain was born in Chicago, Illinois.
He moved from Chicago to Minnesota before moving again to California after high school. He attended Robbinsdale Cooper High School from 1997-1999, before transferring to nearby Robbinsdale Armstrong High School.
He never graduated. Robbinsdale Cooper was also the school Troy Kastigar had attended, and McCain may have lived in Kastigar"s house for a while, in 2000 and 2001.
He loved basketball and was a fan of the Chicago Bulls, and was an aspiring rapper. He traveled to Europe, and by 2013 was back in San Diego where he worked in a mosque (other sources say he worked in Somali restaurant, and "frequented" a mosque).
He was active on social media, with the handle "Duale Khalid" on Twitter and "Duale ThaslaveofAllah" on Facebook.
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Islam (since