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Terrorist Charged in Iraq Bombing Deaths
Faruq Khalil Muhammad ‘Isa, a 38-year-old Canadian national, has been charged with conspiring to kill Americans abroad and providing material support to a terrorist conspiracy.
According to the complaint, Muhammad ‘Isa supported a multinational terrorist network that conducted multiple suicide bombings in Iraq, resulting in the deaths of five American soldiers on April 10, 2009. The soldiers were killed when a Tunisian jihadist detonated a truck laden with explosives at the gate of the U.S. Military’s Forward Operating Base Marez in Mosul, Iraq.
The five American soldiers killed in the blast were Staff Sergeant Gary L. Woods, 24, of Lebanon Junction, Kentucky; Sergeant First Class Bryan E. Hall, 32, of Elk Grove, California; Sergeant Edward W. Forrest Jr., 25, of St. Louis; Corporal Jason G. Pautsch, 20, of Davenport, Iowa; and Army Private First Class Bryce E. Gaultier, 22, from Cyprus, California.
As alleged in the complaint, Muhammad ‘Isa had a conversation with an Iraq-based member of the terrorist network the day after the attack, during which he asked, “Did you hear about the huge incident yesterday? Is it known?” The network member replied that he had, and Muhammad ‘Isa said, “He was one of the Tunisian brothers.”
The defendant’s network is also alleged to be responsible for a suicide bombing attack on an Iraqi police station on March 31, 2009, in which at least seven Iraqis were killed. The investigation is being conducted by the FBI New York Joint Terrorism Task Force, with assistance provided by the Department of Defense, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, and the government of Tunisia.
The U.S. government will seek Muhammad ‘Isa’s extradition to face the charges, which were announced by David Kris, Assistant Attorney General for National Security; Loretta E. Lynch, U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York; and Janice K. Fedarcyk, Assistant Director-in-Charge of the New York Field Office of the FBI.
The charges against Muhammad ‘Isa are a significant development in the ongoing fight against terrorism, and demonstrate the FBI’s commitment to bringing those responsible for terrorist acts to justice.
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Key Facts
- State: Federal
- Category: Violent Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release ↗
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