(Oregonian) A man who immigrated to Oregon from Iraq in 2014 on Tuesday pleaded guilty to advocating for violent jihad through an online Arabic newspaper in support of the Islamic State terrorist group.
Hawazen Sameer Mothafar, 33, who lives in Troutdale, was arrested in November 2020 on a five-count federal indictment.
On Tuesday, Mothafar appeared in U.S. District Court in Portland and pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to provide material support to the designated foreign terrorist organization.
Mothafar, who uses a wheelchair, was seated beside his lawyer and wore headphones to listen to an Arabic interpretation of the proceeding.
Through the interpreter, he told U.S. District Judge Marco A. Hernandez, “I plead guilty,” to the single charge.
