US EditionUS citizen who joined Islamic State in Syria is sentenced to 10 years in prison
- A naturalized U.S. Citizen, Lirim Sylejmani, was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for military training with the Islamic State group.
- Sylejmani engaged in at least one battle against U.S.-led forces after entering Syria in 2015, as stated by prosecutors.
- U.S. District Judge Rudolph Contreras imposed the prison sentence, followed by a lifetime of supervised release.
- Prosecutors noted that Sylejmani jeopardized his family's safety by bringing them to Syria to join ISIS.
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US citizen who fought for ISIS sentenced to prison
A naturalized U.S. citizen was sentenced on Monday to 10 years in prison after pleading guilty to receiving military training from the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS) in Syria. In a Monday press release, the United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia explained that 49-year-old Lirim Sylejmani received military training from ISIS and participated in “at least one battle with U.S.-led coalition forces” in Syria. U.S. Dis…
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