19-11-2016 00:55 via news.yahoo.com

Illinois man gets 3 years for seeking to join Islamic State

CHICAGO (AP) — A case involving a 21-year-old from suburban Chicago who wanted to go to Syria to join the Islamic State highlights the quandary of dealing with impressionable young Muslims in the U.S. who fall under the sway of the militant group's online recruiters, a federal judge said Friday as he sentenced the man to just over three years in prison.
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