Three U.S. men arrested, charged with plotting to support ISIS

U.S. newsThree U.S. men arrested, charged with plotting to support ISISThe three allegedly provided over $2,000 to a person they believed was part of ISIS to purchase drones purportedly to be used to kill U.S. service members overseas.Listen to this article with a free account00:0000:00Three U.S. citizens were arrested Friday, accused of plotting to support ISIS, following an investigation by the FBI Joint Terrorism Task Force. Graeme Sloan / Bloomberg via Getty Images fileShareAdd NBC News to GoogleJune 7, 2026, 4:34 PM EDTBy Marlene LenthangThree U.S. citizens — two from California and one from Kansas — were arrested Friday on charges of plotting to support the terrorist organization ISIS, the Department of Justice announced.Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content.Bisaam Ghafoor, 21, of Leawood, Kansas; Elias Shamsaldeen, 21, of Porterville, California; and Bereen Dzayee, 25, of Lakeside, California, were each charged with conspiring to provide material support to a foreign terrorist organization, according to a DOJ news release.It is not immediately clear whether the three have retained attorneys. Collectively, the defendants allegedly provided more than $2,000 to a person they believed was am ISIS member and expressed a desire to harm U.S. service members. ISIS, or the Islamic State of Iraq and Al Sham, is designated a transnational terrorist group.Ghafoor allegedly said he wanted to behead a female soldier and wrote, “I wish I could kill 300,000,000 Americans,” according to the release. All three also expressed a desire to travel abroad to fight for ISIS. The three communicated from February 2025 to June 2026, discussing plans to support ISIS and, through Discord chats, calls and other messaging platforms “pledged allegiance to ISIS and its leader,” according to the complaint, filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Kansas.Ghafoor allegedly wrote in messages that it would be “sick” if his...