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Connecticut man sentenced to over seven-and-a-half years for trying to support ISIS

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Jewish News Syndicate. (2026, September 30). Connecticut man sentenced to over seven-and-a-half years for trying to support ISIS. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/09/30/us-news/connecticut-man-ahmad-elshazly-sentenced-for-trying-to-support-isis/

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Ahmad Khalil Elshazly, a 29-year-old from West Haven, Connecticut, was sentenced to 92 months in prison for attempting to support ISIS by conspiring with an undercover agent he believed worked for the terrorist organization. He has been detained since his arrest on December 15, 2019, and will face supervised release indefinitely after serving his sentence. Elshazly attempted to leave the United States through a boat journey to join ISIS in Syria but was arrested before boarding in Stonington, Connecticut. Prior to his arrest, he had posted hundreds of pro-ISIS messages online and pledged allegiance to the group over 15 months.
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Ahmad Khalil Elshazly, 29, from West Haven, Connecticut, was sentenced to more than seven-and-a-half years in prison by the US Department of Justice on Monday for attempting to support ISIS. On Dec. 15, 2019, he was arrested after paying $500 to an undercover agent he thought worked with ISIS to smuggle him out of the United States and into Syria via Turkey. Elshazly had been posting hundreds of pro-ISIS messages on social media for about 15 months before his arrest. The court also mandated that he will be under supervised release for life after serving his prison term. US Attorney David X. Sullivan emphasized the ongoing commitment to investigate, apprehend, and prosecute anyone threatening national security.

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Conn. ISIS West Haven the Justice Department the United States

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Elshazly PERSON · 6× ISIS ORG · 5× the Justice Department ORG · 3× Conn. GPE · 2× the United States GPE · 2× Ahmad Khalil Elshazly PERSON · 1× David X. Sullivan PERSON · 1× West Haven GPE · 1× the Islamic State ORG · 1× the US Department of Justice ORG · 1×

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In a sentencing memo filed on Sept. 1, his attorneys wrote that Elshazly had “a chaotic upbringing, an unequipped mother, educational failure, low self-esteem, extreme isolation, the stupidity of youth, never treated Autism Spectrum Disorder and bouts of depression,” which “made him vulnerable to the toxic Syrian and ISIS propaganda he found while unsupervised and alone in his bedroom.”
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Ahmad Khalil Elshazly, 29, of West Haven, Conn., was sentenced to 92 months in prison—more than seven-and-a-half years—for trying to support the Islamic State, a US-designated terror organization also known as ISIS, the US Department of Justice said on Monday. asserted
Department → sentence → Monday
“There is no higher priority than the security of our nation and its citizens,” stated David X. Sullivan, US attorney for the District of Connecticut. asserted
Sullivan → be → Connecticut
“My office and our law enforcement partners will continue to tenaciously work to investigate, apprehend and bring to justice anyone who threatens us. asserted
who → continue → us
After his term, Elshazly, who has been in jail since he was arrested on Dec. 15, 2019, will be under supervised release for the rest of his life, the department said. asserted
department → arrest → life
The prior day, he paid $500 to an undercover agent, whom he believed to work with ISIS. asserted
he → pay → ISIS
He thought the person would smuggle him out of the United States to Turkey and introduce him to an ISIS terrorist who would help him get to Syria. asserted
who → think → Syria
Officers arrested him in Stonington, Conn., before he boarded a boat, the Justice Department said. asserted
Department → arrest → boat
In the 15 months prior to his arrest, Elshazly swore allegiance to ISIS and posted “hundreds” of pro-ISIS messages on an instant-messaging platform, per court documents. asserted
Elshazly → swear → documents
He pleaded guilty on Nov. 30, 2022, to conspiring to support a terror group. asserted
He → plead → group
“While detained, Elshazly has had numerous disciplinary infractions,” the Justice Department said. asserted
Department → detain → infractions
“In August 2025, officers searched his cell and found a handwritten plan for a coordinated uprising at the detention facility, complete with diagrams of the housing unit, instructions for breaching secured areas and tactics for confronting the correctional emergency response team. asserted
officers → search → team
The Justice Department sought 15 years for Elshazly, whose attorneys said that “treating Mr. Elshazly with compassion will show those who practice the Muslim faith that the United States is not the enemy of Islam that the radical Islamists claim the US to be.” uncertain
US → seek → Islam
In a sentencing memo filed on Sept. 1, his attorneys wrote that Elshazly had “a chaotic upbringing, an unequipped mother, educational failure, low self-esteem, extreme isolation, the stupidity of youth, never treated Autism Spectrum Disorder and bouts of depression,” which “made him vulnerable to the toxic Syrian and ISIS propaganda he found while unsupervised and alone in his bedroom.” asserted
he → file → bedroom
“A disappointment to himself and others in real life, he became increasingly mired in fantasy, making cinematic promises of bold military actions and boasting of skills and abilities, such as rocket manufacturing, that were entirely nonexistent,” they wrote. asserted
they → make → manufacturing
They added that his autism and related issues could “be successfully addressed in therapy.” uncertain
autism → add → therapy
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