Three men, including a U.S.Navy veteran, have been charged with conspiring to provide material support to the Islamic State (ISIS) terror group, federal authorities announced.
According to the Justice Department, the suspects plotted violence against American troops, with one expressing a desire to behead a female soldier and another stating it would be "sick" if his name were written on a drone used to attack Americans.Bisaam Ghafoor, 21, of Leawood, Kansas; Elias Shamsaldeen, 21, of Porterville, California; and Bereen Dzayee, 25, of Lakeside, California, were arrested after collectively sending over $2,000 to an individual they believed was a member of ISIS, according to a federal criminal complaint filed in Kansas."This administration has put terrorists, cartels, and gangs on notice," Acting U.S.Attorney General Todd Blanche said in a statement.
"Today’s arrest of three individuals who allegedly conspired to provide material support to ISIS makes clear our commitment to taking down terrorist networks—anywhere.Thanks to the vigilance of the FBI, their alleged scheme was dismantled and further acts of violence against U.S.
service members were prevented."Dzayee served in the U.S.Navy from 2021 to 2024, deployed aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS John S.
McCain, according to his service record the Navy provided to Fox News Digital. FBI ARRESTS MAN IN CALIFORNIA FOR ALLEGEDLY ATTEMPTING TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO ISIS; EXPLOSIVES SEIZEDSeveral rocket-propelled grenades and an image of financial transactions of three men charged with conspiring to provide material support to the Islamic State terror group.(Justice Department)Federal prosecutors stated that from February 2025 through June 2026, the three men used Discord chats, voice calls and other messaging platforms to coordinate their support for ISIS, pledge allegiance to the group and plot attacks against U.S.
military personnel.The FBI initially identified the trio through social media posts ...