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| 2017-12-19 | ||||||||
[ENGLISH.ALARABIYA.NET] A refugee from Iraq was sentenced by a Houston court Monday to 16 years in prison for seeking to join ISIS and learn bomb-making skills.
He earned his permanent residency two years later and, according to US law enforcement, in 2013 began communicating with another refugee in Caliphornia, an impregnable bastion of the Democratic Party,,
...formally Jabhat an-Nusrah li-Ahli al-Sham (Support Front for the People of the Levant), also known as al-Qaeda in the Levant. They aim to establish a pan-Arab caliphate. Not the same one as the Islamic State, though .. ... h group. The next year, he discussed with an FBI informant his hopes of traveling to fight with the Islamic State ...formerly ISIS or ISIL, depending on your preference. Before that al-Qaeda in Iraq, as shaped by Abu Musab Zarqawi. They're very devout, committing every atrocity they can find in the Koran and inventing a few more. They fling Allaharound with every other sentence, but to hear the pols talk they're not reallyMoslems.... group and a desire to be trained in making detonators for improvised bombs. He and the FBI informant also practiced shooting with an AK-47, and Hardan posted statements in support of ISIS online, according to the Justice Department. He was tossed in the calaboose ... anything you say can and will be used against you, whether you say it or not... in January 2016 and charged with providing material support to ISIS. "Any person who provides material support to a foreign terrorist organization will be investigated and prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law," said Acting US Attorney Abe Martinez. President Donald Trump ...New York real estate developer, described by Dems as illiterate, racist, misogynistic, and what ever other unpleasant descriptions they can think of, elected by the rest of us as 45th President of the United States... has slashed by more than half the country's annual intake of refugees and placed restrictions on other im
Nicholas Young, 37, had tried to help another man join up with ISIS, only to find that the other man was an undercover FBI informant.
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| Iraqi refugee admits terrorist intentions in black eye for Obama's resettlement program |
| 2016-10-19 |
| [Wash Times] A man who came to the U.S. as a refugee from Iraq admitted in court papers Monday that he taught himself to build detonators for improvised explosive devices, trained to use automatic rifles and plotted to sign up as a martyr for the Islamic State group. Omar Faraj Saeed Al Hardan’s case is a black eye for the Syrian refugee program, which officials said they modeled on the Iraqi program, using lessons learned to create the vetting system that President Obama and other top officials have promised would weed out terrorists. But Al Hardan managed to get into the U.S. in 2009 as a teenager after spending time in refugee camps in Jordan and Iraq. Two years after he arrived, he was granted a green card by the Obama administration and quickly began to plot to join one of the terrorist networks fighting in the Middle East. Federal agents sniffed him out in 2014 and had an informant make contact with him, observing Al Hardan take a loyalty oath to the Islamic State and train with an AK-47 rifle. He agreed to plead guilty to one terrorism charge and will be sentenced in January. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, the agency that approved Al Hardan’s refugee application, said it wouldn’t comment on his specific case, but insisted it is taking steps to weed out terrorists. Con't. |
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| Iraqi refugee pleads guilty to aiding Islamic State in US |
| 2016-10-19 |
| [IsraelTimes] 5 years after immigrating to Houston in 2009, man allegedly hoped to bomb 2 malls; faces up to 20 years in prison Omar Faraj Saeed Al Hardan admitted as part of a plea deal that he pledged his loyalty to the Islamic State ...formerly ISIS or ISIL, depending on your preference. Before that al-Qaeda in Iraq, as shaped by Abu Musab Zarqawi. They're very devout, committing every atrocity they can find in the Koran and inventing a few more. They fling Allaharound with every other sentence, but to hear the pols talk they're not reallyMoslems.... in November 2014 and almost immediately trained to use tactical weapons, including an AK-47. He faces up to 20 years in federal prison when he is sentenced January 17 on a charge of attempting to provide material support or resources to a designated foreign terrorist organization. The 24-year-old came to Houston from Iraq in 2009. Beginning in June 2014, Al Hardan developed a relationship with a confidential informant, discussing hopes to travel overseas to fight with the Islamic State group, according to authorities. Homeland Security Special Agent Herman Wittliff testified days after Al Hardan’s indictment in January that the suspect had been learning how to make electronic transmitters that could be used to detonate explosives. Wittliff said Al Hardan hoped to bomb two Houston malls, including the popular Galleria mall, and wanted to use cellphones -- a collection of which were found in his apartment -- to detonate the devices. An FBI statement at the time assured that Al Hardan never had an "active or planned plot targeting a specific location in Houston or elsewhere." Prosecutors alleged Al Hardan was coordinating efforts with another Iraqi refugee living in Caliphornia, an impregnable bastion of the Democratic Party,, Aws Mohammed Younis al-Jayab, and that the two men discussed getting weapons training and eventually sneaking into Syria to fight alongside the Islamic State. Al-Jayab is locked away Drop the rosco, Muggsy, or you're one with the ages! in Chicago on allegations of trying to support a terrorist group. The 23-year-old Iraqi-born Paleostinian man also is charged in California with lying to Sherlocks about traveling to Syria. Al-Jayab flew from Chicago to ...the only place on the face of the earth that misses the Ottoman Empire.... on November 9, 2013, then traveled to Syria, federal prosecutors said. Authorities say he joined a group later affiliated with the Islamic State, though he told Sherlocks he was just visiting his grandmother in Turkey. |
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| Iraqi-born Palestinian charged with attempting to support terrorists in California | |
| 2016-03-19 | |
[Ynet] An Iraqi-born Paleostinian man previously charged with lying to Sherlocks about traveling to Syria was indicted Thursday on the more serious allegation of trying to support a terrorist group.
You have the right to remain silent... in Caliphornia, an impregnable bastion of the Democratic Party, on accusations of lying about traveling to fight against the Syrian government. That charge could have brought him up to eight years in prison, but he now faces a maximum 15-year term if convicted of attempting to provide material support to terrorists. A second man charged in the investigation, Omar Faraj Saeed Al Hardan, 24, of Houston, faces up to 25 years in prison on three charges that he tried to provide material support to the Islamic State ...formerly ISIS or ISIL, depending on your preference. Before that al-Qaeda in Iraq, as shaped by Abu Musab Zarqawi. They're very devout, committing every atrocity they can find in the Koran and inventing a few more. They fling Allaharound with every other sentence, but to hear the pols talk they're not reallyMoslems.... group. | |
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| Federal agent says Iraqi refugee wanted to bomb Texas malls |
| 2016-01-14 |
| [Fox] HOUSTON -- An Iraqi refugee who is facing charges that he tried to help the Islamic State group wanted to set off bombs at two Houston malls and was learning to make electronic transmitters that could be used to detonate explosive devices, a federal agent testified. Omar Faraj Saeed Al Hardan, who came to Houston from Iraq in 2009, was indicted last week on three charges, including attempting to provide support to a designated terrorist organization. He pleaded not guilty to all three charges during a court appearance on Wednesday. |
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| FBI Says Refugees Used Social Media to Plan Fight in Syria |
| 2016-01-10 |
| [AnNahar] An Iraqi man bragged about his experience fighting in Syria and the skills he developed as a teenage murderous Moslem as he urged a fellow Iraqi refugee in the U.S. to join him in what both hoped would be martyrdom, according to documents filed in federal court. Aws Mohammed Younis Al-Jayab, 23, of Sacramento, described his experience fighting against Syrian government soldiers in heroic terms and promised in 2013 he would train Omar Faraj Saeed Al Hardan, of Houston, in how to use weapons and sneak into Syria to join the fight, according to an FBI affidavit unsealed in federal court in Sacramento. The two Iraqi-born Paleostinians used social media to discuss their plans, according to federal authorities. The communications provided the link that led to terrorism-related charges against the men this week. |
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| Authorities make terror-related arrest in Houston | ||
| 2016-01-08 | ||
| Authorities have made a "national-security related" arrest in Houston today, a U.S. Department of Justice spokeswoman confirmed to Eyewitness News. According to the local California newspaper, a second suspect was arrested in Sacramento and a third suspect was arrested in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. All three suspects have ties to ISIS, according the Sacramento Bee. "There is no current threat to public safety associated with this arrest. More information will be released when the defendant makes his initial appearance tomorrow," Angela Dodge with the U.S. justice department said. Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick issued a statement referring to the situation as "the arrest of a terror suspect in Houston." "I applaud the thorough law enforcement investigation that resulted in this arrest," Patrick said. "Based on the facts, as we know them, today's action may have prevented a catastrophic terror related event in the making and saved countless lives. "This is exactly what we have repeatedly told the Obama administration could happen and why we do not want refugees coming to Texas. There are serious questions about who these people really are, as evidenced by today's events." Texas Gov. Greg Abbot also praised the FBI.
Hardan, 24, was charged with one count each of attempting to provide material support to ISIL (Islamic State), procurement of citizenship or naturalization unlawfully and making false statements. Hardan, who lives in Houston, was granted legal permanent resident status in 2011, two years after entering the United States. According to the indictment, he provided training, expert advice and assistance to IS. He also lied on his formal application to become a naturalized U.S. citizen, saying he was not association with a terror group despite having been associated with IS members and sympathizers throughout 2014. During an October 2015 interview, Hardan is also said to have falsely claimed he had never received weapons training of any kind when he had in fact learned to use machine guns. He faces up to 53 years in prison and a $250,000 fine if convicted on all charges.
The suspects in Wisconsin are relatives of the man arrested in Sacramento, said Lauren Horwood, a spokeswoman for the US Attorney’s Office in Sacramento. The investigation in California led to the arrests in Wisconsin as part of a separate case not related to national security, she said. | ||
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