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New York Man Charged With Trying to Recruit ISIS Fighters in US
[ABCNEWS.GO] Federal authorities have charged an upstate New York man with trying to persuade two others in the United States to join the Islamic State, or ISIS, the terrorist group wreaking havoc in Iraq and Syria that U.S. officials have been outspoken about for weeks.Mufid Elfgeeh, 30, of Rochester, also plotted to kill U.S. soldiers who had returned from Iraq, federal prosecutors announced today. Last year, two FBI informants began building relationships with Elfgeeh, who -- not realizing they were working with the FBI -- encouraged them to go overseas and join Lions of Islam in Syria, prosecutors allege in court documents. For months, Elfgeeh had been posting Tweets and other messages online praising ISIS and, among other things, urging others to donate a third of their salaries to Lions of Islam in Syria, according to charging documents. ISIS "will one day rule the world with the will of Allah," Elfgeeh allegedly said in one message. Posted by: Fred 2014-09-18 |
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