A father and son accused of traveling from the US to Syria and joining the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham are facing terrorism charges in South Florida, prosecutors said.
Emraan Ali, 53, a US citizen born in Trinidad & Tobago, and Jihad Ali, 19, a US citizen born in New York, made their initial court appearances Wednesday in Miami federal court.
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According to criminal complaints, Emraan Ali took his family to Syria to join the Islamic State group in March 2015. Both Emraan Ali and Jihad Ali received military and religious training and served as fighters in support of the terrorist organization, prosecutors said.
The father and son surrendered to Syrian Democratic Forces near Baghuz in March 2019. They were recently transferred to FBI custody and returned to the US.
