Minnesota Man Who Fought for ISIS Terror Group Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison

Published on June 20, 2024

A Minnesota man suspected of leaving the United States to join ISIS has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for providing material support to the terror organization, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced. The prison term for Abdelhamid Al-Madioum, 27, of St. Louis Park, Minnesota, will be followed by 15 years of supervised release, the DOJ said in a press release on June 13. Mr. Al-Madioum, a naturalized U.S. citizen, initially pleaded guilty to one count of providing material support and resources, namely personnel and services, to ISIS in January 2021. He is among roughly three dozen people who are known to have left Minnesota to join militant groups in Somalia or Syria. However, he is also among only a handful of Americans who have been brought back to the U.S. who actually fought for the group....

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