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WASHINGTON D.C.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

A Saudi-born Canadian citizen pleaded guilty Friday to conspiring to provide material support to a designated foreign terrorist organization (ISIS), resulting in death.<\/span><\/p>\n

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According to court documents, Mohammed Khalifa, aka Abu Ridwan Al-Kanadi and Abu Muthanna Al-Muhajir, 38, served in prominent roles within ISIS starting in 2013 and continuing until his capture by the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in January 2019.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Khalifa pleaded guilty to conspiring to provide material support or resources to a foreign terrorist organization, resulting in death<\/span><\/p>\n

He is scheduled to be sentenced on April 15.<\/span><\/p>\n

Khalifa faces a maximum penalty of life in prison.<\/span><\/p>\n

The capture occurred following a firefight between ISIS fighters and the SDF. In addition to serving as a fighter and executing two Syrian soldiers on behalf of ISIS, Khalifa served as a lead translator in ISIS\u2019s propaganda production and the English-speaking narrator on multiple ISIS videos.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"Khalifa traveled to Syria in the spring of 2013 with the intent of becoming a foreign fighter and ultimately joining ISIS. <\/span><\/p>\n

He joined ISIS in or around November 2013 and swore allegiance to then-ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. <\/span><\/p>\n

In early 2014, he was recruited to join ISIS\u2019s media department due in part to his language abilities as a fluent English and Arabic speaker.<\/span><\/p>\n

Starting in 2016, Khalifa directed various supporter networks that assisted in the translation, production and dissemination of propaganda released under various ISIS media brands in order to reach Western audiences. <\/span><\/p>\n

He worked within the ISIS media operation until late 2018.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"brown<\/a>Khalifa provided the narration and translation for approximately 15 videos created and distributed by ISIS. <\/span><\/p>\n

The productions narrated by Khalifa include two of the most influential and exceedingly violent ISIS propaganda videos: \u201cFlames of War: Fighting Has Just Begun,\u201d distributed on Sept. 19, 2014, and \u201cFlames of War II: Until the Final Hour,\u201d distributed on Nov. 29, 2017. <\/span><\/p>\n

The videos depict glamorized portrayals of ISIS and its fighters as well as scenes of violence, including depictions of unarmed prisoners being executed, footage of ISIS attacks and fighting, and depictions of ISIS attacks in the United States.<\/span><\/p>\n

The ISIS \u201cFlames of War\u201d videos include scenes of Khalifa executing a different Syrian soldier in each of the two videos. <\/span><\/p>\n

In the final scenes of both videos, a masked Khalifa speaks to the camera and is then seen executing a kneeling Syrian soldier while other masked ISIS members also shoot the prisoners kneeling in front of each of them.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"During the time Khalifa was a prominent member of ISIS, the terrorist organization was conducting a hostage-taking and ransom demand campaign involving American, British, and European journalists and aid workers. <\/span><\/p>\n

Between Aug. 19, 2014 and Feb. 6, 2015, ISIS killed eight American, British or Japanese citizens in Syria as part of the hostage scheme.<\/span><\/p>\n

In January 2019, Khalifa engaged in fighting on behalf of ISIS and attacked an SDF position in Abu Badran, Syria. Khalifa, alone and armed with three grenades and an AK-47, threw a grenade on the roof of a house where SDF soldiers were standing. The grenade detonated and Khalifa ran into the house and attempted to go to the roof, but an SDF soldier was firing from the stairs. <\/span><\/p>\n

Khalifa began firing at the SDF soldier and attempted to use all three of his grenades during the attack. Khalifa fired most of his ammunition during the assault before his AK-47 jammed. <\/span><\/p>\n

Khalifa surrendered to the SDF on or about Jan. 13, 2019 and was detained by the SDF. Earlier this year, he was transferred to the custody of the FBI and brought to the Eastern District of Virginia, where he had his initial appearance on Oct. 4, 2021.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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