Ramiz Zijad Hodzic

Ramiz Zijad Hodzic is a joint citizen of Bosnia and the United States who American intelligence officials alleged had supported [...]. On February 6, 2015 American law enforcement officials then charged Hodzic, his wife Sedina Unkic Hodzic, and four other Bosnian-Americans who were described as conspiring to fund the combat activities of Abdullah Ramo Pazara. American officials described Pazara as a fighter for forces that practiced [...]. The Hodzic spouses are alleged to have taken funds sent to them from the other four individuals, and to have transferred them to Pazara.

Medy Salkicevic is alleged to have been the first alleged conspirator to count on the Hodzics to forward funds. Officials allege the Hodzics transferred approximately $10,000.

One of Hodzic's alleged co-conspirators, Jasminka Ramic, acknowledged transferring $700 in 2013, that she knew would be financing Pazara's combat activities, and she pled guilty. Hodzic and the other four alleged conspirators pled not guilty, and in April 2017 they filed a motion calling for their charges to be dropped, claiming Pazara was a lawful combatant. They claimed that he fought against the Bashir al-Assad regime with militia forces suported by the United States.

In addition to transferring funds, the Hodzics sent combat boots, uniforms, sniper scopes, and other military kit. American intelligence officials claimed they had intercepted communications AbOUT images Hodzic sent Salkicevic, of sniper scopes he was shipping to Pazara.

See also

• Armin Harcevic
• Nihad Rosic