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‘It just sounded very nice’: US indicts Chicago man who shouldered a rifle for IS

Lirim Sylejmani claimed the caliphate was not what he expected

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Acting US Attorney for the District of Columbia Michael R. Sherwin announced charges this week against a Kosovo-born American who admitted joining the Islamic State in Syria. Here, Sherwin talks about charges and arrests related to computer intrusion campaign tied to Chinese government on Sept. 16, 2020, at the Department of Justice in Washington. — TASOS KATOPODIS/POOL/AFP via Getty Images

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