US Citizen Who Joined ISIS in Syria Is Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison

A woman walks in the al-Hol camp in northeastern Syria's Hasakeh province, where tens of thousands of mostly women and children linked to the ISIS terrorist group have been living for years, on Jan. 30, 2025. Bernat Armangue/AP Photo

WASHINGTON—A naturalized U.S. citizen who pleaded guilty to receiving military training from the ISIS terrorist group was sentenced Monday to 10 years in federal prison.

Lirim Sylejmani, 49, engaged in at least one battle against U.S.-led forces after he entered Syria in 2015, according to prosecutors.