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Minnesota Man Pleads Guilty to ISIS Support Attempt

9/30/2025

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Abdisatar Ahmed Hassan, 23, pleaded guilty in Minnesota to attempting to support the Islamic State (ISIS).
He admired a terrorist who killed 14 people in a 2021 New Orleans attack.
He tried to travel to Somalia to join ISIS but was thwarted twice in December.
The FBI monitored him after tips about ISIS and al-Shabab.
He faces a 15-year penalty.

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Story summary

Abdisatar Ahmed Hassan, 23, pleaded guilty in Minnesota to attempting to support the Islamic State (ISIS).
He admired a terrorist who killed 14 people in a 2021 New Orleans attack.
He tried to travel to Somalia to join ISIS but was thwarted twice in December.
The FBI monitored him after tips about ISIS and al-Shabab.
He faces a 15-year penalty.