U.S. sentences militant who instructed terrorists in Moscow’s 2024 Crocus City Hall attack to 20 years in prison
A U.S. federal court has sentenced Mohammad Sharifullah, an Afghan national whom investigators link to the March 22, 2024 attack on Moscow’s Crocus City Hall concert venue, to 20 years in prison. According to the U.S. Department of Justice, Sharifullah worked on behalf of the Islamic State–Khorasan Province (ISIS-K) while passing instructions to the attackers on how to use Kalashnikov-style…
A federal court in Alexandria, Virginia has sentenced Mohammad Sharifullah, an Afghan national linked to the March 22, 2024 attack on Moscow's Crocus City Hall, to 20 years in prison. Sharifullah, a member of the Islamic State–Khorasan Province (ISIS-K), instructed the attackers on the use of Kalashnikov rifles and other weapons throughout the attack.
He communicated with the militants until their completion of the assault. The court found him guilty of conspiring to provide material support to a terrorist organization over a decade, from 2016 until his arrest in 2025. Sharifullah's role included surveillance, relaying messages, transporting suicide bombers and weapons, and filming videos for ISIS-K's propaganda.
The most notable incident attributed to him was the bombing at Kabul's airport on August 26, 2021, during the evacuation of American personnel and civilians, which killed 13 U.S. service members and around 160 civilians. His involvement extended to the attack on Nepali guards at the Canadian embassy in Kabul and the Crocus City Hall bombing.
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