SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — Three people were arrested in a multi-state investigation into an alleged plot to support ISIS and target U.S. servicemembers, federal authorities announced Friday.
According to the U.S. Department of Justice, 25-year-old Bereen Dzayee of Lakeside, along with two other U.S. citizens — 21-year-old Bisaam Ghafoor of Leawood, Kansas, and 21-year-old Elias Shamsaldeen of Porterville, California — were taken into custody Friday morning.
The three men are accused of conspiring to provide material support to ISIS, a designated foreign terrorist organization. Investigators say the suspects collectively sent more than $2,000 to someone they believed was affiliated with the group.
South Carolina teen expressed support for ISIS, had plans to make explosives: Officials
Federal officials allege the men used messaging platforms, including Discord, to communicate and plan ways to assist ISS. In those exchanges, prosecutors say the suspects discussed violent attacks, including targeting U.S. servicemembers overseas. Specifically, Dzayee suggested that targets of drones should include U.S. Special Forces…