2 Tucson men guilty of attempting to join ISIS, were intercepted by FBI in 2019
Somali refugees sought to join terrorist group in Syria, but were stymied as part of FBI sting
Posted Aug 7, 2024, 1:42 pm
Paul Ingram
TucsonSentinel.com
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Two Somali men arrested at the Tucson airport as part of an FBI sting five years ago pleaded guilty Thursday to conspiracy to provide material support for a terrorist organization.
Ahmed Mahad Mohamed, 26, and Abdi Yemeni Hussein, 25, were found guilty of conspiracy to provide material support and resources to the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham during a hearing before U.S. District Judge Jennifer G. Zipps. They will be sentenced on Oct. 11, 2024.
Both men were arrested in 2019 after a nearly year-long undercover investigation by the FBI, according to court documents filed under seal and later made public. Mohamed is a lawful permanent resident and a refugee from Somalia, and Hussein is also a Somali refugee, according to court records.
Tucson Sentinel reported on the arrests in July 2019.
https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/080724_isis_tucson_plead_guilty/2-tucson-men-guilty-attempting-join-isis-were-intercepted-by-fbi-2019/
