WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – The release also stated his brother and another person involved also pleaded guilty to a similar charge and are still waiting to hear their sentences. A fourth person has been indicted on terrorism-related charges, but his case has not gone to trial yet.
"With this sentence, Alaa Saadeh is being held accountable for conspiring with his brother and others to travel overseas to join ISIL," US Assistant Attorney General for National Security John Carlin stated.
Saadeh, who pleaded guilty to the conspiracy charge in October, will spend the rest of his life on supervised release after leaving prison, the release noted.
"Today’s sentence is an appropriate punishment for his role in a conspiracy that would have supplied new recruits to a terrorist organization that regularly threatens American lives at home and abroad," US Attorney Paul Fishman of the District of New Jersey added, according to the release.
Daesh is a terrorist organization prohibited in many countries around the world, including the United States and Russia.
