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Oregon Man Pleads Guilty To ISIS Support

(Washington, D.C.) -- An Oregon man has pleaded guilty in federal court for conspiring to help ISIS. 33-year-old Hawazen Sameer Mothadar is an Iraqi national who moved to the U.S. in 2014 and lived in Troutdale. Court documents show he founded the Sunni Shield Foundation, a pro-ISIS media organization. It created and published violent propaganda in support of ISIS. It included a video of ISIS battle footage and an online newspaper promoting the Islamic State's goals. Mothafar will be sentenced in January 2024 and could face 20 years in prison.

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