Former Brooklyn Resident Sentenced to Life in Prison for Aiding ISIS as Sniper

Former Brooklyn Resident Sentenced to Life in Prison for Aiding ISIS as Sniper
Ruslan Maratovich Asainov (R) appears in federal court in New York on Feb. 7, 2023. Aggie Whelan Kenny via AP
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New York—A former New York stock broker who fled his job and family to fight alongside ISIS terrorists in Syria, then maintained his allegiance to the terrorist group throughout his trial, was sentenced to life in prison on Tuesday.

Ruslan Maratovich Asainov, who served as a sniper and instructor for the ISIS terrorist group at the height of its power, sat grinning in the Brooklyn courtroom, flashing a thumbs-up and stroking his bushy beard as a judge read out the sentencing.