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US citizen who joined, escaped ISIS gets 20 years in prison
Twenty-seven-year-old Mohamad Khweis of Alexandria, Virginia, was sentenced today in federal court in Virginia after being convicted on terrorism charges earlier this year.
Alexandria, October 28: The only American citizen, Mohamad Khweis, to be convicted in a US jury trial of successfully joining the Islamic State (ISIS) overseas has been sentenced to 20 years in prison.
Khweis,27, of Alexandria, Virginia, was sentenced on Friday in federal court in Virginia after being convicted on terrorism charges earlier this year.
Khweis travelled to Islamic State-controlled territory in Iraq and Syria in December 2015, even obtaining an official membership card.
But he found life there distasteful and escaped after a few months.
The 20-year sentence was halfway between the 35-year sentence sought by prosecutors and the five-year term requested the defense.
A harsh sentence would deter other Americans who joined the Islamic State from quitting, argued Khweis' lawyers.
PTI
