Iraqi man, with former refugee status in US, admits to providing material support to ISIS The man was said to have used his knowledge of technology to send instructional videos to ISIS members on how to hack computers, steal credit card information and construct fake documents.

March 8, 2025   

(Jerusalem Post) Abdulrahman Mohammed Hafedh Alqaysi, a 28-year-old Iraqi national who gained legal permanent residence in Texas after receiving refugee status, entered a guilty plea to conspiracy to provide material support to ISIS, the US Justice Department announced on Friday.

Alqaysi was said to have used his knowledge of technology to send instructional videos to ISIS members on how to hack computers, steal credit card information, and construct fake documents.

For five years, from 2015 until 2020, Alqaysi developed and posted logos for the Islamist terror organization as part of the Kalachnikov team.

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