Ex-CIA Officer Warns Known Terrorist Operating in Louisiana

LOUISIANA (KMDL-FM) - Ex-CIA officer Sarah Adams has posted an alarming warning to Louisiana to be on the lookout for a man with known ties to the terrorist organization Al-Shabaab, said to be operating out of three Parishes in Louisiana.

Who Is Ex-CIA Agent Sarah Adams?

Sarah Adams is a former intelligence officer who worked in counter-terrorism for the Central Intelligence Agency and later became a national-security researcher, author, and public commentator on terrorism and global threats.

According to jlwilkinsonconsulting.com Adams worked as a targeting officer at the CIA. In intelligence work, a targeter’s job is to analyze information from many sources to identify and track individuals or networks considered security threats.

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Since leaving government work, Adams has continued working in the national-security field including advising organizations on terrorism and global security risks, conducting research related to extremist groups and international threats, and more.

Ali Khalaf Louisiana Sleeper Cells

In a post from earlier this year, 2026, Sarah Adams released an alarming warning to residents of Louisiana to be on the lookout for a man known to have ties with the terrorist organization Al-Shabaab. Adams claims that this man, Ali Khalaf from Somalia, is known to operate a number of sleeper cells out of three Louisiana Parishes:

Orleans Parish
St. Mary Parish
Lafourche Parish

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In a post to Sarah Adam's X account, she says that Ali Khalaf is the most important al-Shabaab sleeper operative in the United States and that his is an active member of both al-Qaeda and ISIS.

Sarah Adams via X -

After entry (to the U.S.) Ali relocated to Louisiana, where he became an active participant in an embedded operational environment. His placement there was not incidental. Louisiana functioned as a staging location and testing environment.

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Adams stresses that if you see Ali Khalaf, do not approach him, but instead report it to law enforcement and federal authorities immediately.