Kentucky man found guilty of terrorism charges after joining and fighting for ISIS

A southwestern Kentucky man has been convicted in federal court of traveling to Syria about a decade ago to train and fight with the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham, colloquially known as ISIS, the U.S. Attorney’s Office announced Wednesday.

A federal jury in Bowling Green, Kentucky, convicted Mirsad Hariz Adem Ramic, 34, on Tuesday of multiple terrorism charges related to his involvement with ISIS, the U.S. Attorney’s Office of the Western District of Kentucky said in a news release Wednesday. Ramic was charged with providing material support to ISIS and receiving military-type training from the organization.

He faces a statutory maximum penalty of 50 years in prison, a fine of $750,000, and a term of supervised release up to life.

Ramic and two other people flew to Turkey in 2014 and then traveled to Syria to join ISIS, according to court documents and evidence presented at trial. After joining the terrorist group, Ramic attended an ISIS training camp, where a photo of Ramic posted on social media depicted him standing in front of a truck that displayed an ISIS flag.

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