A Minneapolis man admitted Monday to twice attempting to travel to Somalia last year to join the terrorist organization ISIS, federal prosecutors said Monday.
Abdisatar Ahmed Hassan, 23, pleaded guilty in the U.S. District Court in St. Paul to one count of attempting to provide material support to a foreign terrorist organization. He was detained ahead of sentencing, which has not yet been scheduled.
According to his charges, the FBI was flagged in May of 2024 to social media posts by Hassan that showed support for ISIS and Somalia-based terrorist group al-Shabab. The federal criminal complaint details extensive social media posts and messages from Hassan that expressed admiration for the terrorist group and encouraged people to travel and fight on behalf of the Islamic State…