(Oregonian) A federal indictment unsealed Thursday accuses an Oregon man of advocating violent jihad in an online Arabic newspaper in support of the terrorist organization ISIS.
Hawazen Sameer Mothafar, 31, of Troutdale was arrested Thursday morning, federal authorities said.
Mothafar pleaded not guilty to a five-count indictment that charges him with conspiracy to provide material support to a designated foreign terrorist organization, providing and attempting to provide material support to a designated foreign terrorist organization, making false statements on an immigration application and making a false statement to a government agency.
Al Dura’a al Sunni, also known as Sunni Shield, is a pro-ISIS, internet-based media organization that published Al-Anfal newspaper and disseminates pro-ISIS information, including written and video content, as well as infographics, according to the indictment.
