A US marine corps serviceman walks in the French Crypt next to the “Torch” marker after a commemorative ceremony for fallen soldiers at the Ben M’Sik cemetery in the Moroccan city of Casablanca, on November 8,2022 to mark the 80th anniversary of Operation Torch. (Photo by FADEL SENNA / AFP) (Photo by FADEL SENNA/AFP via Getty Images)

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UPDATED 5:20 PM PT – Thursday, November 10, 2022

Thursday marks the 247th birthday of the United States Marine Corps, which was established on November 10th, 1775. 

The Marine Corps released a statement marking the occasion, saying “Marines have fought in any clime and place to defend our nation…. And today… We reflect on the legacy of our corps… And rededicate ourselves to fighting and winning the battles that lie ahead.”

Commandant General David Berger released the annual video message in honor of our nation’s Marines.

In this Sept. 16, 2014, photo, a prisoner stands in an isolation cell in the Dane County Jail in Madison, Wis. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)

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UPDATED 4:57 PM PT – Thursday, November 10, 2022

A Syrian man is sentenced to more than 17 years in prison for plotting to blow up a Pennsylvania church in the name of ISIS.

24-year-old Mustafa Mousab Alowemer was handed a 208-month sentence this week after pleading guilty in September 2021 to providing material support to ISIS by attacking a church in Pittsburgh.

Court documents revealed that Alowemer plotted to bomb a church on the city’s northside by using an explosive device. However, it was thwarted after he shared instructional documents with an undercover FBI agent.

The 24-year-old was reportedly born in Syria in 1998 and came to the United States in 2016 as a refugee. He graduated from Pittsburgh High School.