FBI foils New York man's 'evil plan' to wage jihad on ISIS' behalf in Syria: DOJ

FBI agents stopped a New York man from boarding a formation from New York to the Middle East, wherever helium was allegedly going to articulation the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS) to wage jihad, according to the Department of Justice (DOJ).

The DOJ said successful a property merchandise that Syed Aman, a U.S. national and nonmigratory of Nassau County, New York, was arrested connected Tuesday and charged with attempting to supply worldly enactment to ISIS.

Aman was arrested astatine John F. Kennedy International Airport successful Queens, New York, arsenic helium attempted to committee a formation to Doha, Qatar. The DOJ said Aman planned to permission for Syria from Qatar to articulation ISIS.

"As alleged, Aman was steadfast successful his attempts to question to the Middle East to articulation ISIS and fortunately his evil program to wage jihad was thwarted," U.S. Attorney Breon Peace said. "My Office volition proceed to place and prosecute would-be terrorists similar the suspect earlier they are capable to harm individuals astatine location oregon overseas connected behalf of ISIS."

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A masked Islamic State worker poses holding the ISIS emblem successful 2015.  (History/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)

In a ailment filed connected Wednesday successful national tribunal successful Brooklyn, Aman is accused of expressing his enactment for ISIS successful an online forum for the radical betwixt 2023 and 2024. During the aforesaid period, Aman allegedly sent wealth to an idiosyncratic helium believed was an ISIS operative, to enactment ISIS’s efforts successful Syria. He besides allegedly planned to spell to Syria to prosecute successful jihad, oregon a beatified war, alongside ISIS.

Most recently, Aman was successful interaction with a confidential quality root (CHS) starting astatine the opening of October 2024, successful transportation to his plans to articulation ISIS.

While communicating with the CHS, Aman allegedly said waging warfare connected ISIS’ behalf and traveling to an ISIS-controlled territory are "the astir important things, much than thing other astatine the moment."

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Syrian Kurdish information forces basal by arsenic erstwhile detainees suspected of being members of the Islamic State (IS) radical are released successful Syria's northeastern metropolis of Hasakeh connected Sept. 2, 2024.  (DELIL SOULEIMAN/AFP via Getty Images)

The DOJ besides said Aman expressed hatred toward "kuffar [non-believers] who contradict the way of Allah," adding, "[If] you don’t termination them, they volition termination america and ruin the world with decay."

On societal media, Aman allegedly posted his tendency "to termination Americans," and wrote successful a notebook astir becoming a martyr for ISIS.

In precocious October, Aman attempted to publication flights to the Middle East, but the recognition paper institution blocked his purchases.

In a 3rd attempt, though, Aman successfully booked a formation from JFK to Bangladesh done Doha, Qatar.

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He reportedly told the CHS helium planned to get disconnected his formation successful Qatar and acquisition a formation from Qatar to Turkey, wherever helium would transverse into Syria to articulation ISIS.

On Tuesday, Aman went to JFK Airport to drawback a formation to Qatar. After checking successful and going done airdrome security, helium attempted to committee his formation and was arrested by the FBI.

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"Syed Aman was allegedly determined successful his efforts to enactment ISIS done fiscal donation and by making aggregate attempts to question overseas to prosecute successful jihad connected their behalf," FBI Assistant Director successful Charge Dennehy said. "Thankfully, the New York Joint Terrorism Task Force was capable to intervene earlier his disturbing plans of supporting a deadly violent enactment could travel to fruition. The FBI, on with our instrumentality enforcement partners, are unmatched successful our resoluteness to support our federation from those consenting to enactment the evils of terrorism."