Mohamed Ibrahim Ahmed, Recruiting for ISIS, Texas 2020

Beaumont, TX - Mohamed Ibrahim Ahmed, a 46-year-old international terrorist, was sentenced to an additional 300 months in federal prison today by U.S. District Judge Marcia A. Crone in the Eastern District of Texas, announced the government.

Ahmed, an Ethiopian national born in Eritrea, was found guilty by a jury in December 2019, of attempting to provide material support to a designated foreign terrorist organization (ISIS) and making a false statement to the FBI.

Despite serving a sentence for a prior terrorism conviction, Ahmed continued to engage in terrorist activity by recruiting fellow inmates to join ISIS and training them in preparation for future attacks.

'While in prison for a prior terrorism conviction, Ahmed continued to engage in terrorist activity by recruiting fellow inmates to join ISIS and training them in preparation for future attacks,' said Assistant Attorney General for National Security John C. Demers.

According to information presented in court, Ahmed attended an al Qaeda training camp in Afghanistan in 1996 and was a member of the Brandbergen Mosque network, which financially and logistically supported other terrorist groups.

Ahmed provided would-be recruits with a training manual on how to carry out violent jihad, including topics such as 'how to carry out guerrilla war,' 'selection of human targets,' and 'how to carry out assassinations.'

Ahmed's crimes were investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation's Beaumont Resident Agency, out of the Houston Division.

Source: https://www.justice.gov/archives/opa/pr/al-qaeda-trained-jihadist-who-recruited-other-inmates-join-isis-sentenced-300-months