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FBI Arrests Three Americans Accused of Funding ISIS Drone and RPG Attacks

Federal agents say online recruitment, cash-to-crypto transfers plus an undercover source disrupted a scheme to buy drones and rocket-propelled grenades for attacks on U.S. service members.

NBC 7 found photos on a social media page of one of Dzayee’s family members. Multiple neighbors, including a former classmate, confirmed to NBC 7 that the photos are of Dzayee. One of them appears to show Dzayee wearing a Navy sailor’s uniform; many of those same neighbors confirmed that Dzayee had served in the military.
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Overview

  • The arrests occurred Friday, June 5, 2026, when FBI teams detained Bisaam Ghafoor in Kansas and Elias Shamsaldeen and Bereen Dzayee in California and charged each with conspiracy to provide material support to ISIS.
  • Prosecutors say the three communicated from at least February 2025 through June 2026 on platforms including Discord and voice calls and pledged allegiance to ISIS while discussing attacks on American troops.
  • Federal court filings allege the group collectively sent more than $2,000 to a person they believed was an ISIS member and tried to convert cash into cryptocurrency to buy drones and rocket-propelled grenades.
  • The complaint quotes violent messages attributed to the defendants, including suggestions to target U.S. Special Forces, threats against service members, and a projectile reportedly bearing one suspect’s name.
  • The case was led by FBI Joint Terrorism Task Forces in Kansas City, San Diego and Sacramento using a confidential human source and undercover contacts and is now being prosecuted in the U.S. District Court for the District of Kansas.