Minnesota man who joined Islamic State to be sentenced for terrorism

SAINT PAUL, Minnesota: Federal prosecutors have recommended 12 years in prison for Abelhamid Al-Madioum, a man who once fought for the Islamic State (IS) group in Syria but now expresses remorse in recognition of both the seriousness of his crime and the assistance he provided to authorities in the U.S. and other countries.

Attorneys for Al-Madioum, 27 and a naturalized U.S. citizen, said that seven years is eno