(AFP) Prosecutors in Washington have charged a US citizen for joining the so-called Islamic State group in Syria, according to a statement from the Justice Department Wednesday.
The charges allege that Lirim Sylejmani conspired to provide and provided material support to IS, which the United States has classified as a terrorist organization, between 2015 and 2019.
The department also claimed he received military training from the self-styled caliphate.
“The defendant is a U.S. citizen who abandoned the country that welcomed him to join ISIS in Syria,” acting US Attorney Sherwin said in the statement of Sylejmani, who was born in Kosovo. “He will now be held accountable for his actions in an American courtroom.”
