Hayat Tahrir al-Sham
United States v. Murat Kurashev
Status: Murat Kurashev: Sentenced, April 29, 2024
- District
- Eastern District of California
- Docket number
- Not matched
- Group named in DOJ releases
- Hayat Tahrir al-Sham
- Statutes
- 18 U.S.C. § 2339B
- First DOJ release
- January 8, 2024
Primary Sources
- Russian National Pleads Guilty to Attempting to Provide Material Support to a Foreign Terrorist Organization, Office of Public Affairs, January 8, 2024
- Russian National Residing in Sacramento Pleads Guilty to Attempting to Provide Material Support to a Foreign Terrorist Organization, U.S. Attorney's Office, Eastern District of California, January 8, 2024
- Russian National Residing in Sacramento Sentenced to 12 Years in Prison for Attempting to Provide Material Support to a Foreign Terrorist Organization, U.S. Attorney's Office, Eastern District of California, April 29, 2024
Status and dates follow these DOJ releases. Docket details from CourtListener (RECAP).
Murat Kurashev
- Status
- Sentenced (DOJ release, April 29, 2024)
- From the DOJ release:
“This sentence holds Kurashev accountable for attempting to provide material support to a designated terrorist organization,” said U.S. Attorney Talbert.
- Age
- 36 (per DOJ release of January 8, 2024)
- Charges as described by DOJ
- attempting to provide material support to Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS)
- Charged or arrested
- Before coverage period or not stated
- Plea or verdict
- January 8, 2024
- Sentencing
- April 29, 2024
- Sentence
- 12 years in prison (DOJ, April 29, 2024)
Cite: Middle East Forum, Islamist Terrorism Prosecutions, "United States v. Murat Kurashev," accessed October 13, 2026, https://cases.meforum.org/case/us-v-kurashev-2024/