ISIS
United States v. Lirim Sylejmani
Status: Lirim Sylejmani: Sentenced, June 2, 2025
- District
- District of Columbia
- Docket number
- 20cr106
- Group named in DOJ releases
- ISIS
- Statutes
- Not stated in DOJ release
- First DOJ release
- December 12, 2024
Primary Sources
- U.S. Citizen Who Fought for ISIS Pleads Guilty to Receiving Military Training from a Foreign Terrorist Organization, U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Columbia, December 12, 2024
- U.S. Citizen Who Trained and Fought for ISIS Sentenced to 10 Years in Federal Prison, U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Columbia, June 2, 2025
Status and dates follow these DOJ releases. Docket details from CourtListener (RECAP).
Lirim Sylejmani
- Status
- Sentenced (DOJ release, June 2, 2025)
- From the DOJ release:
WASHINGTON -- Lirim Sylejmani, 49, a Kosovo-born naturalized U.S. citizen, was sentenced today in U.S. District Court to 10 years in prison in connection with undergoing military training with the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS) and then engaging in at least one battle with U.S.-led coalition forces.
- Age
- 48 (per DOJ release of December 12, 2024)
- Charges as described by DOJ
- receiving military training from ISIS
- Charged or arrested
- Before coverage period or not stated
- Plea or verdict
- December 12, 2024
- Sentencing
- June 2, 2025
- Sentence
- 10 years in prison followed by lifetime supervised release (DOJ, June 2, 2025)
Cite: Middle East Forum, Islamist Terrorism Prosecutions, "United States v. Lirim Sylejmani," accessed October 13, 2026, https://cases.meforum.org/case/us-v-sylejmani-2024/