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Volume 26 On August July 24, 2018: 2018 Edition Ali Saleh, 25, of Queens, New York, pleaded guilty to attempting to provide material support to ISIS. Saleh attempted to travel to join the terrorist group, funded the travel of (Learn More. 23-year-old West Oakland resident Amer Sinan Alhaggagi has pleaded guilty in federal court to providing material support to ISIS. Courtesy of ABC7 News Bay Area and You- other fighters, and Tube. Posted on Jul 18, 2018.) disseminated On July 18, 2018: Amer Sinan bomb-making instructions. Alhaggagi, 23, of Oakland, California, pleaded guilty to attempting to provide Saleh faces up to 35 years in prison. material support to ISIS. Alhaggagi knowingly created several online identities for ISIS sympathizers, including social media and email accounts. ISIS IN THE WEST Recent Developments One of the individuals he assisted was a member of the terrorist organization. Ali Saleh (at right) allegedly tried mul- tiple times to travel to the Middle East to join ISIS and posted on Twitter that he was “ready to die for the Caliphate,” say authorities.. 7