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United States v. Ahmad Khalil Elshazly

Status: Ahmad Khalil Elshazly: Sentenced, September 28, 2026

District
District of Connecticut
Docket number
Not matched
Group named in DOJ releases
ISIS
Statutes
18 U.S.C. § 2339B
First DOJ release
September 28, 2026

Primary Sources

  1. Connecticut Man Who Attempted to Travel to the Middle East to Join and Fight for ISIS Sentenced to Over Seven Years in Prison, Office of Public Affairs, September 28, 2026
  2. West Haven Man Who Attempted to Travel to the Middle East to Join and Fight for ISIS Sentenced to Prison, U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Connecticut, September 28, 2026

Status and dates follow these DOJ releases. Docket details from CourtListener (RECAP).

Ahmad Khalil Elshazly

Status
Sentenced (DOJ release, September 28, 2026)
From the DOJ release:
AHMAD KHALIL ELSHAZLY, 29, of West Haven, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Victor A. Bolden in New Haven to 92 months of imprisonment and a lifetime of supervised release for attempting to provide material support to the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham(ISIS), a designated foreign terrorist organization.
Age
29 (per DOJ release of September 28, 2026)
Charges as described by DOJ
attempting to provide material support to ISIS
Charged or arrested
Before coverage period or not stated
Sentencing
September 28, 2026
Sentence
92 months of imprisonment and a lifetime of supervised release (DOJ, September 28, 2026)

Cite: Middle East Forum, Islamist Terrorism Prosecutions, "United States v. Ahmad Khalil Elshazly," accessed October 13, 2026, https://cases.meforum.org/case/us-v-elshazly-2026/