Mohammed Khalifa, a 38-year-old Saudi-born Canadian citizen, who for years was the English-speaking narrator of Islamic State recruitment videos has been arrested and charged with aiding the terrorist organization, the US Justice Department announced on Saturday.
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According to the statement, Khalifa was captured by Syrian Democratic Forces in January 2019 but was only handed over to the FBI recently.
"Through his alleged leading role in translating, narrating, and advancing ISIS's online propaganda, Khalifa promoted the terrorist group, furthered its worldwide recruitment efforts, and expanded the reach of videos that glorified the horrific murders and indiscriminate cruelty of ISIS," Acting US Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia Raj Parekh said in the statement.
According to CNN, Khalifa traveled to Syria in 2013 to become a foreign fighter and worked in ISIS's English Media Section, narrating and translating for propaganda. He narrated about 15 ISIS videos, including two widely seen violent videos titled "Flames of War," the Justice Department said.
