US soldier arrested for 'planning' support ISIS, Shia
withdrawn from the front line
Hasan and Jonas Edmonds allegedly conspiring to help
foreign terrorist organization.
A US soldier and his cousin were arrested and accused of
conspiring to support a group calling itself the Islamic State or ISIS, said
the Ministry of Justice.
Army National Guard 22 years old and another man
allegedly talked about the use of military uniforms and military access to
attack a military facility Illinois.
He also plans to visit the Middle East to fight with
ISIS, prosecutors said.
Both men were charged with attempting to provide support
to a terrorist group.
FBI arrested the soldier at Chicago Midway International
Airport on Wednesday (3/25) when he tried to fly to Cairo.
They arrested her cousin, 29 years, at his home on the
same day.
Both men were charged with conspiracy to provide support
goods and resources to a foreign terrorist organization.
They can be sentenced to a maximum of 15 years
imprisonment and a fine of up to US $ 250 thousand, if convicted.
Hasan Edmonds FBI first became a concern in 2014, said
the Ministry of Justice.
Investigators suspect he and his cousin, Jonas Edmonds,
conniving that Hasan can fly overseas to fight for ISIS.
The pair also plans so Jonas can carry out attacks
against military facilities in northern Illinois, where Hasan received
training.
The top US generals who led the assault on the ISIS
operating states, Shiite militias no longer be at the forefront of the
operation to seize the city of Tikrit.
According to the Head of the American command center,
General Lloyd Austin, American support for the operation was accompanied by
terms such as the withdrawal of the Shiite militia of the region.
He stated, when they resign, then the US-led coalition
began air strikes in support of the Iraqi army.
General Austin claimed Iraqi government asking it to
expel militants support ISIS remaining in downtown Tikrit.
So far, Americans keep their distance from the operation
because of the presence of the Iranian-backed Shiite militias this.
Meanwhile, the Iraqi government said they have started
the final assault to retake the city of Tikrit, after the US-led coalition
forces launched air strikes into position ISIS.
Coalition forces conduct air strikes seventeen times in
order to revive the largest operation Iraqi government to expel ISIS of Tikrit.
The operation had stalled a few today.
They target the estimated ISIS militia still amounted to
several hundred people who were at the presidential palace in downtown Tikrit. BBC
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