A Minnesota man was admitted on Tuesday for attempting to support ISIS after authorities intercepted his travel plans and discovered extremist materials in his possession. Abdisatar Ahmed Hassan, 23, faces sentencing after pleading guilty to providing material support to a designated foreign terrorist organization.
Federal investigators tracked Hassan through social media accounts that promoted Al Shabab and ISIS propaganda. Hassan celebrated the New Orleans mass shooting on Jan. 1 that killed 14 people and called the attacker a legend for killing Americans.
Hassan attempted twice in December 2024 to reach Somalia through Ethiopia to join ISIS fighters but was stopped at O'Hare International Airport. Authorities discovered messages with an ISIS recruiter, sniper training files, and manuals for manufacturing explosives on his electronic devices.
Agents found a homemade ISIS flag in Hassan's vehicle and seized phones along with a knife. Hassan acknowledged supporting ISIS and believing in establishing an Islamic caliphate through violence against Americans.
Federal investigators tracked Hassan through social media accounts that promoted Al Shabab and ISIS propaganda. Hassan celebrated the New Orleans mass shooting on Jan. 1 that killed 14 people and called the attacker a legend for killing Americans.
Hassan attempted twice in December 2024 to reach Somalia through Ethiopia to join ISIS fighters but was stopped at O'Hare International Airport. Authorities discovered messages with an ISIS recruiter, sniper training files, and manuals for manufacturing explosives on his electronic devices.
Agents found a homemade ISIS flag in Hassan's vehicle and seized phones along with a knife. Hassan acknowledged supporting ISIS and believing in establishing an Islamic caliphate through violence against Americans.
