Trial begins for Syrian man accused of supplying bomb parts
PHOENIX — A trial began Tuesday in the case of a Syrian man accused of supplying a component of improvised bombs used in the Iraq War, with a prosecutor saying the man had sympathized with a group that wanted to use violence to drive a wedge between Iraqis and Americans.
Ahmed Alahmedalabdaloklah (AL-ah-med-AL-ab-dahl-OK’-lah) is accused of making circuit boards used to remotely detonate roadside bombs in Iraq for the 1920 Revolution Brigades.
The trial is being staged in Phoenix because authorities said a part for improvised explosive devices was made by a company headquartered in Arizona.
Prosecutor Joseph Kaster told jurors in opening statements that Alahmedalabdaloklah embraced the group’s objectives to force American troops to abandon Iraq. “He shared their violent objectives,” Kaster said.