A Canadian citizen and English-speaking narrator of ISIS recruitment videos is in US custody on charges of conspiring to help the terrorist group.
Mohammed Khalifa, a 38-year-old Saudi-born Canadian citizen, was captured by Syrian Democratic Forces in January 2019 following a firefight in which he was throwing grenades. Khalifa was recently transferred to the FBI, a DOJ statement said.The acting US Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, Raj Parekh, called Khalifa the"voice behind the violence.
"While many Americans are aware of the brutal and violent crimes committed by many ISIS actors, ISIS' efforts to radicalize individuals to travel to Syria and commit violence on its behalf were equally horrendous," Steven D'Antuono, a top official in the FBI's Washington field office, said.Read MoreKhalifa spoke about his decision to leave Canada to fight in Syria in a 2019 interview with the Canadian Broadcasting Company.
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