(CNN) -- An Alabama man described as a jihadist "rock star," two Minnesota women and a California man are among more than a dozen people now charged with aiding al Qaeda-linked rebels in Somalia. The Justice Department unsealed a slew of indictments Thursday that accused 14 people of providing "money, personnel and services" to Al-Shabaab, the Islamist militant group battling Somalia's U.N.-backed transitional government. Most were in Minnesota, where the group has attempted to find recruits from among Somali immigrants. FBI agents have arrested two women in Rochester, Minnesota, about 85 miles south of Minneapolis, on charges of raising money for the insurgents, the Justice Department announced. The rest named in Thursday's indictments are believed to be in Somalia, fighting with the rebels.
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Indictments and arrests took place in Minnesota, California and Alabama
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One expert described an Alabama man charged in the case as a jihadist "rock star"
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One suspect is called a ranking Al-Shabaab member with "operational responsibilities"
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Two women were charged for raising money door-to-door for Al-Shabaab
Another indictment in @placeholder charged 10 men with leaving the country to join Al-Shabaab.