A former New York City resident was sentenced Friday to life in prison for providing material assistance to the Islamic State of Iraq al-Sham (ISIS), according to the US Attorney for the Eastern District of New York.

Mirsad Kandic (41) convicted According to some sources, dating back to May 2022, he was charged with one count of conspiracy to provide material support to ISIS and five counts of substance of providing material support to ISIS. statement From the US Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of New York.

Mr. Kandic “took a two-day Greyhound bus ride from New York City to Monterrey, Mexico in November 2013” before entering Syria through multiple countries in late 2013 and becoming an ISIS fighter, the statement said. Stated. He then became a propagandist for arms smugglers and terrorist organizations, spreading videos of ISIS executions via Twitter and mass-recruiting “thousands of radicalized ISIS militants from Western countries into ISIS-controlled areas”. . (Related: Florida man sentenced to 18 years in prison for providing material aid to ISIS)

“Multi-talented Recruiter for Foreign Combatants” #ISIS” #Mirsad Kandic who was arrested in #sarajevo, #Bosnia Sentenced to life in prison in the United States in 2017 https://t.co/OXijSKiAQG

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One of Kandich’s recruits is fellow New Yorker Ruslan Maratovic Asanov, 46, who was convicted as an ISIS sniper and is awaiting sentencing, the statement said. Another is Jake Biraldi, an 18-year-old Australian who committed suicide along with more than 30 Iraqi officers in a suicide truck attack in Ramadi, Iraq. Before the attack, Kandic reportedly prayed for Bilardi’s safety, saying, “May Allah be well.” [sic] My guts explode,” he said in a statement, praising Biraldi for his deadly attack on Twitter.

Kandic has also worked with senior ISIS leaders as a military strategist, media strategist and financial manager. He was arrested in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, in June 2017, according to a statement. He was hiding there under a pseudonym. voice of america I got it.

Kandick was a legal permanent resident of the United States and a former resident of Brooklyn, New York, according to. court documents.

“Today’s ruling holds defendant accountable for his actions and ensures that he never again poses a threat to the United States and its allies. We will continue to relentlessly prosecute terrorists who threaten us,” U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York Breon Peace said in a statement.