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United States v. Mohammad Sharifullah
Status: Mohammad Sharifullah: Sentenced, September 16, 2026
- District
- Eastern District of Virginia
- Docket number
- 1:25-cr-00143; 1:25-cr-143
- Group named in DOJ releases
- ISIS
- Statutes
- 18 U.S.C. § 2339B
- First DOJ release
- March 5, 2025
Primary Sources
- United States Arrests ISIS-K Attack Planner for Role in Killing of U.S. Military Service Members at Abbey Gate, Afghanistan, Office of Public Affairs, March 5, 2025
- Federal Jury Convicts ISIS-K Terrorist for Role in the Abbey Gate Bombing and Other ISIS-K Attacks, Office of Public Affairs, April 29, 2026 (also issued by U.S. Attorney's Office, Eastern District of Virginia)
- ISIS-K Terrorist Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison for Role in Abbey Gate and Other Terror Attacks, Office of Public Affairs, September 16, 2026 (also issued by U.S. Attorney's Office, Eastern District of Virginia)
Status and dates follow these DOJ releases. Docket details from CourtListener (RECAP).
Mohammad Sharifullah
- Status
- Sentenced (DOJ release, September 16, 2026)
- From the DOJ release:
“Mohammad Sharifullah has dedicated his life to violence and murder for the sake of hatred,’” said Theophani K. Stamos, First Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia.
- Age
- Not stated
- Charges as described by DOJ
- providing and conspiring to provide material support and resources to ISIS-K resulting in death
- Charged or arrested
- March 5, 2025
- Plea or verdict
- April 29, 2026
- Sentencing
- September 16, 2026
- Sentence
- 20 years in prison (DOJ, September 16, 2026)
Cite: Middle East Forum, Islamist Terrorism Prosecutions, "United States v. Mohammad Sharifullah," accessed October 13, 2026, https://cases.meforum.org/case/us-v-sharifullah-2025/