Lakeside Man Arrested in FBI Probe of Alleged Plot to Support ISIS
The men allegedly pledged allegiance to ISIS and provided $2,000 while planning attacks with drones and rocket-propelled grenades, officials said.
- On Friday, FBI agents arrested three men—Bisaam Ghafoor of Leawood, Kansas; Elias Shamsaldeen of Porterville, California; and Bereen Dzayee of Lakeside, California—on charges they provided material support to ISIS.
- Since February 2025, the trio allegedly pledged allegiance to ISIS through Discord chats and social media, discussing cryptocurrency schemes to fund drones for attacking American military personnel overseas.
- Prosecutors allege the men collectively provided more than $2,000 to an undercover source they believed was an ISIS member, with Shamsaldeen sending nearly $1,600 around May 30, 2026, for drone purchases.
- Each defendant faces one count of conspiracy to provide material support to a foreign terrorist organization in U.S. District Court, District of Kansas. Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche said the arrests dismantled their scheme.
- FBI Director Kash Patel credited the operation with stopping the plot before execution, stating, "These subjects allegedly swore allegiance to ISIS, plotted multiple attacks, and even targeted U.S. service members—but this FBI stopped them cold.
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Lakeside man arrested in FBI probe of alleged plot to support ISIS
The FBI arrested three men Friday, including a Lakeside man, for allegedly conspiring to support ISIS, including by providing funds they believed would go toward a plot to kill U.S. servicemembers overseas. Bereen Dzayee, 25, of Lakeside, is charged along with Bisaam Ghafoor, 21, of Leawood, Kansas, and Elias Shamsaldeen, 21, of Porterville, in Tulare County, all of whom were arrested in San Diego, Sacramento, and Kansas City on Friday morning, …
FBI Stops Alleged ISIS Plot After Chilling Messages Target U.S. Troops
The FBI says it stopped an alleged homegrown ISIS support plot before it turned into bloodshed. The Justice Department announced Friday that three men were arrested in Kansas City, Kansas, San Diego, and Sacramento, California, on charges tied to alleged material support for ISIS. The named defendants are Bisaam Ghafoor, 21, of Leawood, Kansas; Elias Shamsaldeen, 21, of Porterville, California; and Bereen Dzayee, 25, of Lakeside, California. Fed…
Three Arrested in Kansas and California for Providing Support to ISIS – Suspects Expressed Desire to “Behead” Female Soldiers, “Kill 300,000,000 Americans”
by Jordan Conradson Three US citizens, including two in California and one in Kansas, have been arrested and charged with conspiring to provide material support to the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS). The suspects, Bisaam Ghafoor, 21, of Leawood, Kansas; Elias Shamsaldeen, 21, of Porterville, California; and Bereen Dzayee, 25, of Lakeside, California,...
3 Citizens Planned Terror Attacks for ISIS, Would Love to Behead a Female Soldier
Three US citizens, including two in California and one in Kansas, have been arrested and charged with conspiring to provide material support to the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS). The suspects, Bisaam Ghafoor, 21, of Leawood, Kansas; Elias Shamsaldeen, 21, of Porterville, California; and Bereen Dzayee, 25, of Lakeside, California, are accused of “conspiring to provide material support to terrorism after collectively providing over $2,0…
JUST IN: Three Arrested in Kansas and California for Providing Support to ISIS - Suspects Expressed Desire to "Behead" Female Soldiers, "Kill 300,000,000 Americans" * The Gateway Pundit * by Jordan Conradson
Three US citizens, including two in California and one in Kansas, have been arrested and charged with conspiring to provide material support to the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS). The suspects, Bisaam Ghafoor, 21, of Leawood, Kansas; Elias Shamsaldeen, 21, of Porterville, California; and Bereen Dzayee, 25, of Lakeside, California, are accused of "conspiring to provide material support to terrorism after collectively providing over $2,…
Three Americans Arrested for Alleged ISIS Involvement
Federal officials have taken into custody three U.S. citizens for their suspected roles in aiding ISIS to execute drone attacks targeting U.S. military forces. The arrests occurred on June 5 in Kansas. The post Three Americans Arrested for Alleged ISIS Involvement appeared first on News Addicts.
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