Former Brooklyn resident sentenced to life in prison for aiding Islamic State group as sniper

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Former Brooklyn resident sentenced to life in prison for aiding Islamic State group as sniper
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A former New York stock broker who fled his job and family to fight alongside Islamic State militants in Syria has been sentenced to life in prison. Ruslan Maratovich Asainov was sentenced on Tuesday. He previously was convicted of aiding the terrorist group as a sniper and trainer.

FILE - In this courtroom sketch, Ruslan Maratovich Asainov, right, appears in federal court, Feb. 7, 2023, in New York. The former New York stock broker who fled his job and family to fight alongside Islamic State militants in Syria, then maintained his allegiance to the extremist group throughout his trial, was sentenced to life in prison on Tuesday, Oct. 17.

“It’s rare that I start my remarks at sentencing by saying I agree with the government,” Kellman said. “This is who he is. This is what he believes, fervently.”Canada and the Netherlands take Syria to top UN court. They accuse Damascus of widespread tortureAsainov, a 47-year-old U.S.

“He chose to embrace killing as both a means and an end,” Matthew Haggans, an assistant United States attorney, said during the sentencing. “He holds on to that foul cause today.”

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