Crime & Safety
Orange County Man Killed in Syria Fighting for ISIS
The revelation came out in federal court.
GOSHEN, NY — The identity of a New York college student from Orange County, who was killed in Syria fighting for ISIS, was revealed in Manhattan federal court.
The student—Samy El-Goarany, 24—had made a video to clear the name of a man charged with helping him join the Islamic State group, the Times Herald-Record said.
El-Goarany lived in Goshen with his parents until January 2015 when he flew to Turkey and then to Syria.
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The Daily News said the man who facilitated Goarany’s trip was Ahmed Mohammed el-Gammal, who was arrested in August 2015 for conspiring to provide and then providing material support to ISIS.
Before he died, Goarany made a YouTube video confirming he joined ISIS, but making clear Gammel did not help him, CNN said.
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For more, go to the Times Herald-Record, the Daily News and CNN.
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