US EditionMichigan Man Convicted of Attempting to Provide Support to ISIS as a Bombmaker
- Aws Mohammed Naser, a 37-year-old from Westland, Michigan, was found guilty on June 3, 2025, of attempting to offer assistance to ISIS and illegally possessing a destructive device.
- Naser became radicalized and initially tried to travel overseas to join ISIS in early 2012 with Russell Dennison but was stopped and denied boarding on two occasions.
- After failing to join ISIS overseas, Naser shifted his efforts to aiding the organization on American soil by constructing a bomb, acquiring drones, and accessing ISIS propaganda through private online chatrooms and social media platforms.
- The FBI executed a search in October 2017, recovering a readily assembleable destructive device from Naser’s home and vehicle, and a jury found him guilty after a five-week trial.
- Naser faces up to 20 years in prison for attempted material support to ISIS and up to 15 years for possession of a destructive device, highlighting federal commitment to prosecuting terrorism.
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Michigan man convicted for trying to support ISIS, possessing ‘destructive device’
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — Another Michigan man has been convicted for trying to provide support the Islamic State militant group. Aws Mohammed Naser, a 37-year-old from Westland, was convicted following a five-week trial in federal court. He was convicted of attempting to provide material support for a foreign terrorist organization and for being a felon in possession of a destructive device. Prosecutors claim Naser tried to travel and fight …
Westland man convicted of providing support for ISIS, feds say he made bombs and sought to join the terrorist group
After a five-week trial, a federal jury has found a Metro Detroit-area man guilty of supporting the extremist armed group Islamic State, known as ISIS.
·Philadelphia, United States
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