According to the Department of Justice, FBI agents attempted to board a flight from New York to the Middle East where they were allegedly attempting to join the Islamic State of Iraq al-Sham (ISIS) to wage jihad. Stopped a New York man. ).
Saeed Aman, a U.S. citizen and resident of Nassau County, New York, was arrested on Tuesday and charged with attempting to provide material support to ISIS, the Department of Justice announced in a press release.
Aman was arrested at John F. Kennedy International Airport in Queens, New York, as he was about to board a flight to Doha, Qatar. According to the Justice Department, Aman was planning to leave Qatar for Syria to join ISIS.
“Aman reportedly attempted to travel to the Middle East to join ISIS, but fortunately his nefarious plans to wage jihad were thwarted,” said U.S. Attorney Brion Peace. “My office will continue to identify and prosecute would-be terrorists like these defendants before they harm individuals at home or abroad on behalf of ISIS.”
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In a complaint filed Wednesday in federal court in Brooklyn, Aman is accused of expressing support for ISIS in ISIS online forums between 2023 and 2024. During the same period, Aman allegedly sent money to individuals he believed were ISIS. Operatives supporting ISIS efforts in Syria. He was also said to be planning to go to Syria to join jihad (holy war) with ISIS.
Most recently, Mr. Aman had been in contact with confidential human intelligence sources (CHS) since early October 2024 in connection with plans to join ISIS.
In a communication with CHS, Aman reportedly said that waging war on behalf of ISIS and traveling to ISIS-controlled areas were “the most important thing at this moment.”
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The Justice Department also said Aman expressed hatred for “kuffars.” [non-believers] Those who deny the way of Allah,” he added.[If] You don't kill them, they will kill us and destroy the earth with corruption. ”
Aman allegedly posted on social media that he wanted to “kill Americans” and wrote in a notebook that he would become a martyr to ISIS.
In late October, Aman tried to book a flight to the Middle East, but his credit card company blocked the purchase.
However, on his third attempt, Aman was able to book a flight from JFK to Bangladesh via Doha, Qatar.
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He reportedly told CHS that he would get off the plane in Qatar and buy a ticket from Qatar to Turkey, where he would travel to Syria and join ISIS.
On Tuesday, Aman went to JFK Airport to catch a flight to Qatar. After checking in and passing through airport security, he was about to board the plane when he was arrested by the FBI.
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“Sayed Aman was determined to support ISIS through funding and allegedly attempted to travel abroad on numerous occasions to engage in jihad on behalf of ISIS,” said FBI Deputy Director Dennehy. “Thankfully, the New York Joint Terrorism Task Force was able to intervene before his disturbing plans to support a deadly terrorist organization came to fruition. “We are unparalleled in our determination to protect our country from these crimes,” and we are willing to support the evils of terrorism. ”
