Arizona man gets 12 years in prison in NY Islamic State case

NEW YORK (AP) — An Arizona man convicted of helping a New Yorker join the Islamic State group in Syria has been sentenced to 12 years in prison.
Ahmed Mohammed el-Gammal (ehl-gahm-AHL’), a suburban Phoenix man, was sentenced Tuesday by U.S. District Judge Edgardo Ramos in Manhattan federal court.
El-Gammal was convicted last year of helping 24-year-old Samy el-Goarany (ehl-goh-AHR’-nee) reach Syria in 2015. El-Goarany was killed fighting for the Islamic State group.
The 48-year