A Bowling Green man has been convicted of providing material support to the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS), according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Kentucky.
Mirsad Hariz Adem Ramic, 34, a dual U.S.-Bosnian citizen, was also found guilty by a federal grand jury in Bowling Green of receiving military-type training from ISIS, a designated foreign terrorist organization.
According to court documents and evidence presented at trial, on June 3, 2014, Ramic and two co-conspirators coordinated their departure from the U.S., arriving separately in Istanbul, Turkey. They abandoned the rest of their travel itineraries, and purchased tickets to fly to Gaziantep, Turkey, prosecutors said
Gaziantep is located near the Turkey-Syrian border, and from there, Ramic and the two co-conspirators crossed into Syria and joined ISIS.
The evidence at trial established that after joining ISIS, Ramic attended an ISIS training camp, where he received military-type training. A photograph of Ramic posted on social media depicted him, among other things, wearing camouflage clothing and standing in front of a truck outfitted with an anti-aircraft gun and the ISIS flag.
After joining ISIS, Ramic and his co-conspirators remained in contact with each other and discussed, among other things, his use of an anti-aircraft weapon to shoot at planes. Ramic and his co-conspirators also discussed jihad, martyrdom and fighting for ISIS.
Ramic joined an ISIS fighting unit comprised primarily of Bosnian foreign fighters, and participated in an ISIS offensive in Kobane, Syria.
He has been in federal custody since December 2021, after being deported to the United States from Turkey.
Ramic is scheduled to be sentenced on September 5 and faces a maximum penalty of 50 years in prison, a fine of $750,000 and a term of supervised release up to life.
The FBI investigated the case.
By Ken Howlett, News Director
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