His family is claiming that he was misled. That is their only possible recourse, as otherwise they would have to admit that the Islamic State ideology is spreading in Dearborn. And that could lead to an investigation.
“Dearborn man captured in Syria charged in terror case,” by Robert Snell and Sarah Rahal, Detroit News, July 24, 2018:
Detroit — A Dearborn man captured on an Islamic State battlefield this month was charged in an unsealed indictment Tuesday with providing material support to the Islamic State.
The indictment, dated July 19, was unsealed five days after it was reported that Ibraheem Musaibli, 28, was taken into custody by coalition-backed forces this month while trying to flee the Middle Euphrates River Valley in northern Syria, according to the New York Times, which first reported his capture….
The indictment accuses Musaibli of providing support to ISIS since April 2015. ISIS is a designated foreign terrorist organization. He used several aliases, including Abu Shifa Musaibli and Abu ‘Abd Al-Rahman Al-Yemeni, according to the government….
The portrayal is at odds with a description provided by his family. Musaibli is no terrorist but was lured by fellow Muslims into coming to Syria to study religion and work, younger brother Abdullah Musaibli said last week.
On Tuesday, Abdullah Musaibli told The Detroit News he booked a flight home from New York after Ibraheem’s indictment.
“I have to come back to Michigan to support my big brother,” said Abdullah Musaibli, 26. “I’ve been in New York City for a couple of months … it’s time I see the family.”
Abdullah Musaibli said he still believes his brother is not a terrorist.
“Yes, 110 percent, I don’t just believe he’s innocent. I KNOW he’s innocent,” Abdullah Musaibli said via Facebook Messenger….
Ibraheem Musaibli was raised in Dearborn. An Edsel Ford High School dropout, Musaibli helped his father operate a perfume shop in Detroit and had no contact with police besides a few minor traffic incidents, according to the Dearborn Police.
Eventually, he got married, fathered a son and moved to the port city of Aden, Yemen.
While in Yemen, Ibraheem Musaibli started talking with fellow Muslims, his brother said, who lured him to Syria in 2015.
Ibraheem Musaibli did not watch online sermons by radical Islamic clerics or seek out Islamic State contacts, his brother said.
At some point, Musaibli traveled to Syria. There were few details included in the indictment Tuesday that would describe how and when he traveled to the war-torn country.
Ibraheem’s father, Izzy Musaibli, told The News late Friday the FBI has been working to help his son escape from an Islamic State prison.
“He’s not a fighter, he’s been working with the FBI to escape ISIS and after the last time he tried to escape, (ISIS) burned his passport,” Izzy Musaibli said. “The FBI knows he’s not a fighter and he’s only been doing small work there for food to survive.”
Izzy Musaibli said the family had brief contact with Ibraheem while he was stuck in Syria, trapped because the militants thought Ibraheem was a spy.
“(ISIS) doesn’t represent Islam, they have a totally different ideology, and Ibraheem was preaching against them,” he said. “Every time he tried to escape, he was put back in prison, and we’ve been working with the FBI as a team.”
Jan Sobieski says
Muslims are such LIARS. You cannot believe a word they say.
mortimer says
Yes, Jan, VERBAL JIHAD means TELLING LIES ABOUT JIHAD or other ESSENTIAL ISLAMIC DOCTRINES.
ALL Muslims practice VERBAL JIHAD in order to DECEIVE the dirty kufaar about the MEANING, MOTIVE and METHODS of jihad-aggression against the dirty disbelieving kufaar.
ALL jihad is AGGRESSION. Note: PASSIVE AGGRESSION is still AGGRESSION.
Andy says
Death to Traitors!
You come to a Judeo-Christian Civilized County and don’t Fit in then F..K Off!
So much for those “expert” predictions
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-cdA1znlhUs
VRWC member77 says
Right on !!
https://www.jihadwatch.org/2018/07/muslim-from-dearborn-captured-on-an-islamic-state-battlefield#comments
VRWC member77 says
Right on !!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k5rlEyWNIyw
mortimer says
TAQIYYA is a form of PASSIVE AGGRESSION.
Muslims who deceive us about JIHAD say ONE thing and they do ANOTHER.
Lying about jihad is PASSIVE AGGRESSION.
Michael Copeland says
“Using deception to mask intended goals”
Is a stated aim in the Muslim Brotherhood plan.
It is quite unaffected by Western opinion polls,
And is something we need to accept as soon as we can.
James Lincoln says
Taqiyya in Islam is a difficult concept for Westerners to fully accept, but they must.
There is no way to reliably tell if a Muslim is telling the truth without seeking out and finding corroborating factual evidence.
The concept is, indeed, maddening.
abad says
Which is precisely why Moslems can never be trusted.
Especially when they attempt to see “refugee” status in the United States of America.
The real reason Moslems come to United States of America:
To take over, establish Sharia, and slaughter infidels while screeching their unholy “Allahu Akhbar”.
Andy says
Perhaps Ibraheem Musaibli, 28 is going to be contacting the Danforth SpinDoctor.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bBKm5j-oxnA
Rob says
Hey. At least he’s not mentally ill.
gravenimage says
Grimly amusing.
BC says
The question we have to ask as non Muslims, is why if Islam is such a perfect manual for living as they claim, so many are ‘misled’ into leaving their families and going to the ME to support ISIS, or study religion
as he claims. Surely you can study Islam anywhere there are countless mosques and countless clerics to assist any inquiry
J D S says
“study religion and work”….. What else could his family say?…well that’s their game…working and studying ways to further their so called religion where it be on the streets of the little Islamic state of Dearborn, Michigan or on the ISIS battlefield…oh by the way…their battlefield is the free world. C’mon officials lets put a stop to this madness.
T. M. says
Lies lies and more lies…. TAQIYYA, TAQIYYA, TAQIYYA
Papaowl60 says
Send him to Gitmo, then figure it out from there.
Sam says
Dearborn Michigan, a Muslim supporting ISIS, an American got caught in Syria?
Come on now! Of course there is a misunderstanding. Dearborn Muslims would never do anything against US. ISLAM IS A RELIGION OF PEACE anyhow.
762x51FMJ says
Deport the family to syria so they can fight for their sons release.
Joe says
For sure, the brother and other members of the family are suspect.
Of course, the Koran states that all Muslims must fight those who are not. So, if it is like his brother said, that he became more “religious”, it means that he was a terrorist.
762x51FMJ says
I saw a man disguised in a burka walking down lake street. I looked at the sandals
Size 14… and hairy toes, that was a dude..
I think when someone in a burka is near
you there’s a million times greater chance of
dying in a terror attack..
Walter Sieruk says
Concerning ISIS there remains the ,very important, question “How to truly defeat ISIS once and for all ?” The answer to that question was provided in a speech by the ISIS spokesman, Abu Muhammad al Adnani, now dead, in this speech he had declared “True defeat is a loss of willpower and desire to fight…” he further explained “We would be defeated and you victorious only if you are able to remove the Quran from Muslim hearts.” All this leads to a very important question: “Is the Quran the Word of God or is it a fabrication of a man. Thus, is the Quran the truth or a fiction and a hoax ?” The jihadists, as those of ISIS use many verses from the Quran as the main source of justification for their violence, mayhem and murders. As found in For example, 2:191.. 4:47 5:33. 9:5,111,123. 47:4 The answer is clearly given on pages 145 through 157 in THE ISLAMIC INVASION by Robert Morey in which he wrote a section on the Quran with its self-contradictions. Just two of the many he cited are the following “The Quran differs on whether a day is a thousand years or fifty thousand years in God’s sight’ and “Who was first to believe? Abraham or Moses [Sura 6:14 versus 7:143]? The above is inconsistent and illogical. Further, Morey wrote about “The fact that Judaism and Christianity broke up into different sects was used in the Quran to prove that they are not of God [Suras 30:20-32. 42:13, 14]. Yet Islam has broken up into many warring sects and therefore cannot be true if the Quran is right.” Moreover, Morey in his book shows many more contradictions and absurdities in the Quran, there are and how Muhammad incorporated extra Biblical and Jewish folklore along with pre-Islamic Arabian myth and parts of Zoroastrian and Hindu stories into the Quran. Furthermore, the Muslims claim that “the Quran is the direct, literal word of God unmodified in any way by the Prophet who uttered them at the bidding of God.” Nevertheless, in the book UNVEILING ISLAM by Ergun Mehmet and Eethi Caner has shown that the Quran was modified in the following account on pages 45. “Muhammad felt the need to improve on the words of Allah, since he changed Allah’s wisdom for his own on several occasions. A hadith tells of the nonchalant emendations of Muhammad:’ On a number of occasions he [a scribe] had, with the Prophet’s consent changed the closing words of verses. For example, when the prophet had said ‘God is mighty and wise ‘ Adbollah b. Abi Sarh suggested writing down ‘Knowing and wise’ and the Prophet answered that there was no objection. Having observed a succession of changes of this type, Adbollah renounced Islam on the grounds that revelations, if from God could not be changed at the prompting of a scribe such as himself. After his apostasy he went to Mecca and joined the Qorayshites.’ Other writers reveal that later Muhammad and his people did go war with the Qorayshites and he personally killed Abdollah. Obviously Abdollah knew too much and Muhammad wanted Abdollah’s knowledge to die with him.” In conclusion, the Quran is not only a fiction, it’s also a hoax.
Berengaria says
Ah, the All-American City of Dearborn, Michigan, filled with True Red,White&Blue Hyphenated-Americans connected with Islamist Terrorism.
What’s Telling is that Ibraheem’s Father said that Ibraheem was working with the “FBI”, in an attempt to escape from ISIS, TERRORISM, etc.
I knew that the Mission of the Obama FBI was to maintain a “Muslim Outreach” Program as their “Premier” Mission, but this is Not America’s Mission.
Steve says
Yes, because as everyone knows, Syria in the last few years has become, the place to be, when you want to study and find work. And I’ll bet his family said that with a straight face. Why wouldn’t they? They have no reason to respect the legions of western dhimmi stooges.
gravenimage says
Ha ha
Yes–the idea that you can be picked up on an Islamic State battlefield yet be “110 percent innocent” is just absurd. What other reason could you have for being there save to wage Jihad for ISIS?
David Grisez says
It appears that these Muslims are liars. Such statements as Ibraheem Musalbi is not a terrorist. And also the statement ISIS doesn’t represent Islam, when the Islamic State was basing it’s actions on the Koran and the Hadiths. Also we must arrest these Muslims that left the United States to join ISIS the moment they return to United States, put them on trial and send them to prison. We can not let Muslims who joined ISIS return to being part of American Society.
Keys says
Is death still the penalty for treasom ?
Indiana Tom says
Did not execute for treason by American citizens during WWII.
United States of America
Iva Toguri D’Aquino – Guilty, jailed for 6 years. Pardoned 1977-because of perjured testimony. Died 2006
Velvalee Dickinson – Guilty of Spying for the Japanese. Jailed. Died 1980
Mildred Gillars – Guilty, jailed, released in 1961. Died 1988
Tomoya Kawakita – Guilty, sentenced to death, commuted to life imprisonment, pardoned in 1963 and deported to Japan.
Martin James Monti – Guilty and served time in prison post World War II twice 1946-1947 and from 1948 to 1960. Died 2000
Ezra Pound – mentally unfit to stand trial. Died 1972
Robert Henry Best – Guilty, sentenced to life in prison. Died 1952.
11B40 says
Greetings:
Maybe it was those Christians proselytizing in Dearbornistan that drove him to it ????
Guy Forester says
Maybe he should have stuck around for the sermon and altar call. It might have changed him into a caring human being and may have inspired him to actually better his life (and his family’s as well). But then, they don’t believe that Isa could really be the Son of God. What a shame, another life wasted. Maybe he will get another chance in prison.
Victoria Howard says
He would have only been hailed as more of a hero by his family if he’d been killed blowing up Christians or Jews.
Tom says
No, No, No, he wasn’t misled, that’s the wring script they have read. It is MENTAL ILLNESS !!! Get with the program here.
Repeat after me, he was mentally ill and has been for years and no professional has been able to help him. Nothing to do with Islam or ISIS, nope, absolutely nothing to do with the religion that is so pure.
Whether it is in Toronto or Syria the story just has to be consistent, come on you guys get it together for crying out loud. How are you supposed to fool the Liberals and left wing nuts into sympathizing with Muslims if you can’t even get your story right ….. geez !!!!!
Wellington says
Misled?
Every Muslim is misled. No exceptions. None. Only the degree functions as a variable.
Buraq says
Yup, he was lured there, and since arriving he’s stayed lured every day! Something about his clown brother’s logic that doesn’t quite work!
Guy Forester says
The great quandary in my mind is: Where do I start with this pile of excuses other than to compare them to what comes out of the horse’s rear, instead of his mouth.
1. High school dropout, works in family perfume shop (so, they really sell enough high quality products to support two families), gets married, and moves to YEMEN! Yes, that bustling entrepreneurial haven, where peace, law, and a thriving high tech sector are just waiting for Americans to show up and make REAL money! Say, does dad run a side operation for fake products coming into the US and helping send money to “family” that reside outside the US by any chance? Does unregistered foreign agent sound possible?
2. With a wife and at least one kid, he decides to leave the peaceful, thriving economic powerhouse of Yemen to study and work in peaceful, economic powerhouse Syria. Wonder what he was studying, improvised things that go bang and make a bright flash? Novel and creative economics and financing solutions for the budding flash & bang entrepreneur? Gee, what could go wrong?
3. Partners with the FBI? Riiight! Does that include Jarrett, Brenner, Comey, and Mueller? Maybe he can name drop Anthony, Huma, and Awan while he is at it. Oh and wait, BHO himself signed off on this operation, masterminded by Hillary and put into action by Kerry.
There, did I miss anything?
gravenimage says
Spot on.
Japetto Danatelli says
Muslim from Dearborn captured on an Islamic State battlefield
Stories like this show all too well, muslims’ true agenda is totally different from the left’s portrayal of them. While the left lies and shills for islam as a “religion of peace” muslims are laughing behind our backs pursuing every kind of attack under the sun against us “infidels.” In our schools, the battlefield, politics, our neighborhoods, muslims are waging a stealthy war of attrition for islamic supremacy. This is not some incomplete puzzle where doubts might remain, islam’s agenda is through-and-through one of attack and conquer, subvert and destroy. What is there about muslims that show us they are truly for our way of life, our democracy, and our freedoms? Is it in their jihad terror against our civilians? the mass rape of our kids and women? their frivolous and unfounded lawsuits for religious bigotry and supremacy? their disrespect for our laws and culture with their sharia zones and inhospitable enclaves of unyielding indifference? is it in their protests and riots where they hold signs threatening our annihilation? or could it be their revered doctrines that openly declare us enemies to be killed or enslaved if we don’t submit to islam? As far as I’m concerned anyone who bows to the tenet’s of islam is no better than a spy against our nation. If this guy truly was preaching against ISIS then it shouldn’t be too hard to produce evidence for his innocence, but I won’t hold my breath. Guilty or innocent, this one muslim shouldn’t detract from the larger issue of mainstream muslims’ complicity in promoting the doctrines that provoke the crimes of jihadists around the world, nor should we forget the thousands of other western muslims who willfully and enthusiastically joined ISIS. If he truly is innocent then I hope a fair trial sets him free. But ya know what, I’m thinking anyone that steeped in sh*t had to know they were stepping in the wrong direction. This sounds too much like every other story about some muslim gone bad, it’s never their fault, and oh by the way, “(ISIS) doesn’t represent Islam.” Now where have we heard all that before?
Bob Carrillo says
Let’s see here…
The playbook answer is always, he – or she – has had mental problems for a long time, OR, has been led astray, OR, THEY are disaffected and poor souls, who did not know what they were doing.. …Something along that LINE of the sometimes-useful-byproduct-of-a-BULL..
…Time to send a message..
Warren Capp says
No! Not in the Christian City of Dearborn. This can’t be happening.
TKF says
Let ISIS keep him so he can be droned later.
elee says
Sell him back to ISIS at a slave market.
Politicianophobia says
How lovely, Bernie Sanders likes the Muslim candidate for Governor of Michigan. Why not, in this insane world it seems quite fitting. Peace be upon y’all.
Indiana Tom says
Red-Green Axis
Giacomo Latta says
Where I’m from there are two kinds of leftists: the financially poor and the academic neuron poor.
Mark Berlinger says
The Two Faces Of Islam
All Muslims Benefit From Terrorism
The marginalization of anyone who criticizes Islam or corrects false claims about Islam preserves the atmosphere of ignorance which is absolutely essential for the spread of Islam.
Both peaceful and violent Muslims want people to convert to Islam. And terrorism leads to conversions. Both peaceful and violent Muslims want to silence critics of Islam. And terrorism silences critics of Islam. This is why all Muslims benefit from terrorism. David Wood → https://youtu.be/ObIThAi07Tg
Fred says
The Syrians need to let an ISIS bride prisoner hang him, so he won,t go to heaven. Use 7th century tactics on these creatures. He had no reason to go to Yemen and Syria except for jihad. Hang him. Do not let him return to America. His family here are isis supporters also.
IanB says
“(ISIS) doesn’t represent Islam, they have a totally different ideology, and Ibraheem was preaching against them,” his father said.
1. If he had been “preaching against them” his head would inevitably have been parted from his body.
2. How does the “totally different ideology” differ from Islam? ISIS claims Qu’ranic justification for all they do.
3. ISIS follow the behavioural example of their so-called Perfect Man and fake prophet: i.e. murder, rape, sex slavery, plunder, terrorism … as well as having a maniacal adherence to sharia.
4. Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the ISIS leader, is a PhD graduate in Islamic Studies of the University of Baghdad. How did he come to misunderstand Islam as a “totally different ideology”?
Did any journalist point out these issues to the father? Oh, silly me, of course not.
infidel says
Lies upon lies upon lies upon lies by the entire family. The toxic jehaadi birds of Dearborne now coming to roost. Expect more from Minnesota and Maine in different diabolical varieties as Muslims alone are capable of..
Chris Malan says
Of course he was misled. They’ve all been misled. Mohammed was in the religion business. He was no prophet and did not see any angel. They’ve made a prophet of a warlord.
Giacomo Latta says
There is no shortage of ”misled” Muslims being detained somewhere in the world. Why don’t they man up and admit what they did if they are so proud of themselves? They need to be reminded that there are no 72 virgins awaiting cowards like them.
Baucent says
“Eventually, he got married, fathered a son and moved to the port city of Aden, Yemen.”
Yemen. That tells me all I need to know. Why would anyone with residency in the US move to Yemen, a backward dust bowl that just happens to be a hot bed of jihadist training.
David B. says
He should be publicly executed and his family removed from the US.
Giacomo Latta says
Hey, people, he was just wandering around the war-torn part of Syria looking for sweet-smelling flowers to bring back to Dad at his perfume shop. Nothing unusual there. There aren’t many desert flowers but obviously this guy knew where to look amongst the rubble.
Minas says
I suppose his brother also has several bridges for sale cheap also.
Hogdude says
I would think mental illness would be the preferred “reason” for what this man has done. The Russians do it all the time as part of their lies and deceit. Oh, well, when he is tried, perhaps that threshold will be examined. Maybe.
Mark A. says
If this guy is a US citizen he should be charged with treason and stripped of his citizenship.
gravenimage says
Agreed, Mark.
Politicianophobia says
Just another misled, manic Muslim–perhaps we can put some music with the lyrics.
Politicianophobia says
Shhh please, Trudeau may want him in Canada–God knows we do not have any terrorists here–just pussy cats and unicorns.
Brenda says
If anyone believes he is not a terrorist – they also believe ISIS never beheaded anyone.