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US family of detained Islamic State suspect disputes terrorism charges
Ali Harb
Wednesday 25 July 2018 21:15 UTC

DETROIT, United States - Standing in the federal court room in Detroit on Wednesday, Ibraheem Musaibli answered affirmatively when asked if he understands the charges levelled against him.

The accusations are serious ones: providing and attempting to provide material support to a designated terrorist organisation. Musaibli, a US citizen, is the first suspected member of the Islamic State (IS) group captured in Syria to be tried in the United States.

Musaibli's family members argue that he has always been a kind and gentle human being who would not have willfully joined the brutal militant group.

Read more at: http://www.middleeasteye.net/news/us-family-detained-islamic-state-suspected-disputes-terrorism-charges-1589295936