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The sentence is one of the longest for a federal terror-related case in Michigan history but fell short of punishment sought by prosecutors.

A federal jury has convicted Afghan national Mohammad Sharifullah, a member of the terrorist organization the Islamic State of Iraq and ash-Sham-Khorasan Province (ISIS-K), of participating in a nine-year conspiracy to provide material support and resources to a designated foreign terrorist organization.

A federal appeals court reversed a terrorism-related conviction for the 2017 New York City subway bomber in a decision that could have wide-reaching impacts for the prosecutions of accused terrorists.

The punishment sought by federal prosecutors in a rare ISIS terror case would be one of longest in Metro Detroit history.

The attack, which took place on May 1, 2026, revived memories of the group’s past hit-and-run operations targeting carefully selected religious and military figures.

Four ISIS-linked women and nine children have returned to Australia, with chaotic scenes playing out at Sydney and Melbourne airports last night.

The FBI’s Joint Terrorism Task Force investigated the case.