Abelhamid Al-Madioum, a 27-year-old Minnesota man who left the U.S. to fight for the Islamic State group in Syria, has been given a 10-year prison sentence.
A Minnesota man who once fought for the Islamic State group in Syria after becoming radicalized expressed remorse and wept in open court Thursday as he was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison. Abelhamid Al-Madioum, 27, cooperated with federal authorities ahead of Thursday's hearing, which prosecutors factored into their recommendation for a lower sentence than the statutory maximum of 20 years.
District Judge Ann Montgomery said among the cases she has presided over in her 40 years on the bench, Al-Madioum's was 'extraordinary.' She cited his confounding path from a loving Minnesota home to one of the world's most notorious terror organizations and his subsequent collaboration with the government he betrayed. When Al-Madioum rose to speak before being sentenced, he thanked the U.S. government for giving him another chance.
He pleaded guilty in 2021 to providing material support to a designated terrorist organization. His sons were eventually found in a Syrian orphanage, the culmination of what he and Montgomery described as a unique effort from U.S. diplomats and other officials. Al-Madioum's parents were awarded custody of his sons after they arrived in America.
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