A citizen of Uzbekistan who is a resident of New York City and was convicted of conspiring to and attempting to provide material support to Islamic State (ISIS) was sentenced to 15 years in prison on Friday, the US Justice Department said, according to Reuters.

Dilkhayot Kasimov, 34, was convicted of both counts following a trial in 2019. He was charged in 2015.

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