Senior United States District Judge, Southern District of New York
The Iraqi national Mohammad Baqer Saad Dawood Al-Saadi has appeared in Manhattan federal court facing eight counts including conspiracy to provide material support to Kata’ib Hizballah and Iran's IRGC. He pleads not guilty, saying he is in a war situation and that children and women are being killed by rockets. He is held in federal custody amid ongoing investigations into suspected attacks in Europe and North America.