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| US man faces new charges of trying to help Islamic State militants | US man faces new charges of trying to help Islamic State militants |
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| A man accused of plotting to kill members of the US military and others faces new charges that he tried to aid Islamic State militants in Syria and Iraq. | A man accused of plotting to kill members of the US military and others faces new charges that he tried to aid Islamic State militants in Syria and Iraq. |
| Mufid Elfgeeh, 30, of Rochester, upstate New York, was indicted by a federal grand jury on three counts of attempting to provide material support and resources to the group that has been designated by the US as a foreign terrorist organisation, federal prosecutors said on Tuesday. | Mufid Elfgeeh, 30, of Rochester, upstate New York, was indicted by a federal grand jury on three counts of attempting to provide material support and resources to the group that has been designated by the US as a foreign terrorist organisation, federal prosecutors said on Tuesday. |
| According to court documents, Elfgeeh tried to help three individuals travel to Syria to join and fight with the extremist group in 2013 and early 2014. Prosecutors said two of the individuals were cooperating with the FBI. | |
| "Disrupting and holding accountable those who seek to provide material support to foreign terrorist organisations is and shall remain a critical national security priority," said the assistant attorney general for national security, John Carlin. | "Disrupting and holding accountable those who seek to provide material support to foreign terrorist organisations is and shall remain a critical national security priority," said the assistant attorney general for national security, John Carlin. |
| Elfgeeh was arrested earlier this year by members of the FBI's Rochester joint terrorism task force after federal authorities said he bought two handguns and two silencers as part of a plot to kill members of the US armed forces returning from war, as well as Shia Muslims in the Rochester area. | Elfgeeh was arrested earlier this year by members of the FBI's Rochester joint terrorism task force after federal authorities said he bought two handguns and two silencers as part of a plot to kill members of the US armed forces returning from war, as well as Shia Muslims in the Rochester area. |
| The investigation included linking Elfgeeh's home computer to tweets from alias Twitter accounts expressing support for al-Qaida, violent holy war and Sunni insurgent groups in Syria, according to court papers. | The investigation included linking Elfgeeh's home computer to tweets from alias Twitter accounts expressing support for al-Qaida, violent holy war and Sunni insurgent groups in Syria, according to court papers. |
| The FBI said it had been investigating Elfgeeh, a naturalised US citizen from Yemen, since early last year. | The FBI said it had been investigating Elfgeeh, a naturalised US citizen from Yemen, since early last year. |
| Information on Elfgeeh's lawyer was not immediately available. | Information on Elfgeeh's lawyer was not immediately available. |