A federal jury convicted a Michigan man of providing material support to ISIS after it was discovered that he had joined the designated terrorist organization and was engaged in religious and military training in Syria.
Following a nine-day trial, the jury found 32-year-old Ibraheem Izzy Musaibli guilty on Monday after four hours of deliberation, the Justice Department announced.
“With this verdict, the defendant is responsible for traveling abroad, joining ISIS and receiving training from the terrorist organization,” Assistant Attorney General for Homeland Security Matthew Olsen said in a statement. “The Homeland Security Division, working with our partners, is committed to identifying and holding accountable American citizens who leave this country to join and support ISIS and other foreign terrorist organizations. I want to thank the many agents, analysts, and prosecutors who are responsible for this investigation and prosecution.”
Prosecutors said Musaibli moved to Yemen in April 2015 and then left for Syria that fall. There, he went to an ISIS religious camp, then received military training that involved learning how to fire a machine gun, the government said.
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The flag of the Islamic State group.
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Authorities said Musaibli later swore allegiance to ISIS and was with them for more than two years before he was captured by the Syrian Democratic Forces in 2018 and turned over to the FBI, whose Joint Terrorism Task Force investigated the matter.
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“This defendant voluntarily traveled to Syria, joined ISIS, and attended a terrorist training camp,” FBI Special Agent in Charge James A. Tarasca said in a statement. “Today’s verdict demonstrates to anyone seeking to contribute to the terrorist activities of ISIS that the FBI’s Joint Terrorism Task Force will be steadfast in its mission to protect the American people by identifying, disrupting, and bringing them to justice.”
Islamic State group fighters marching. A California man has pleaded guilty to aiding the terrorist organization.
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Musaibli is still awaiting sentencing. Following his conviction on charges of providing, attempting to provide and conspiring to provide material support to ISIS, he faces up to 50 years in federal prison.
