Canadian Man Sentenced To Life In Prison By Us Judge For Helping Isis

Mohamed Khalifa, 39, who grew up in Toronto and left Canada in 2013 for Syria, killed two Syrian soldiers on behalf of the group before being captured by US-backed Kurdish forces in 2019, the Justice Department said. US in a statement about his sentence. . He was transferred to the custody of the Federal Bureau of Investigation in October last year and pleaded guilty on December 10 to providing material support or resources to a foreign terrorist organization resulting in death, the department said. His life sentence was ordered by Senior US District Judge TS Ellis of the Eastern District of Virginia, where his trials were held. Islamic State gained global notoriety after the release of videos in 2014 of the beheadings of US journalists James Foley and Steven Sotloff and British aid workers Alan Henning and David Haynes. Khalifa worked at the unit that released the videos, US prosecutors said.

title: “Canadian Man Sentenced To Life In Prison By Us Judge For Helping Isis " ShowToc: true date: “2022-11-02” author: “Jordan Durham”

Mohamed Khalifa, 39, who grew up in Toronto and left Canada in 2013 for Syria, killed two Syrian soldiers on behalf of the group before being captured by US-backed Kurdish forces in 2019, the Justice Department said. US in a statement about his sentence. . He was transferred to the custody of the Federal Bureau of Investigation in October last year and pleaded guilty on December 10 to providing material support or resources to a foreign terrorist organization resulting in death, the department said. His life sentence was ordered by Senior US District Judge TS Ellis of the Eastern District of Virginia, where his trials were held. Islamic State gained global notoriety after the release of videos in 2014 of the beheadings of US journalists James Foley and Steven Sotloff and British aid workers Alan Henning and David Haynes. Khalifa worked at the unit that released the videos, US prosecutors said.