Ashraf Al Safoo was arrested in 2018 and convicted in federal court Friday. Authorities say he encouraged terrorist attacks.

An Iraqi-born Chicago man arrested in 2018 was convicted Friday for using social media to recruit members for ISIS and ...

An Iraqi-born Chicago man faces the possibility of 130 years in prison after he was convicted of using social media to ...

A Chicago man has been convicted of using social media to recruit ISIS operatives and try to spread violent jihad, and encourage people to carry out attacks on behalf of the terrorist group.

Al Safoo was arrested following a raid on his home in the 5200-block of North Virginia Avenue in 2018. Al Safoo had been held by FBI agents assigned to the bureau's Joint Terrorism Task Force.

Nearly seven years after the feds raided his Northwest Side home, a Chicago IT specialist was convicted Friday of helping the ...

Ashraf Al Safoo, 41, faces up to 130 years for terror-related convictions Erin Keller In Ohio Saturday 28 June 2025 16:52 BST ...

An Iraqi-born Chicago man arrested in 2018 was convicted Friday for using social media to recruit members for ISIS and encourage violent jihad. Federal prosecutors revealed that Ashraf Al Safoo ...

A Chicago man was convicted today of conspiring to provide material support to the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS) by using social media to encourage attacks on ISIS’s enemies and recruit new ...