A New York man has been arrested for attempting to provide material support to the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS).
Syed Aman, a U.S. citizen and resident of Nassau County, New York, was charged with attempting to provide material support to ISIS in a federal complaint filed in Brooklyn on [No Date Given].
Aman was arrested at John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK Airport) in Queens, New York, on November 5 as he tried to board a flight to Doha, Qatar, from which he intended to ultimately travel to Syria to join ISIS.
As alleged in the complaint, throughout 2023 and 2024, Aman expressed his support for ISIS through social media posts in an online ISIS group forum, sent money to an individual he believed to be an ISIS operative that was intended to support ISIS’s efforts in Syria and made arrangements to travel to Syria to engage in jihad, or holy war, on behalf of ISIS.
Since the beginning of October, Aman has been in contact with a confidential human source (CHS) working with the FBI about Aman’s plan to join ISIS in Syria. Aman expressed that “jihad and hijrah,” referring to traveling to ISIS-controlled territory and waging war on ISIS’s behalf, are “the most important thing, more than anything else at the moment.”
Aman made two attempts to book travel to the Middle East in late October 2024, but his purchases were blocked by his credit card company. On his third attempt, Aman was successful in booking a flight from JFK Airport to Bangladesh via Doha. Aman told the CHS that he intended to disembark from his flight in Qatar and to purchase a flight from Qatar to Turkey where he would seek to cross into Syria to join ISIS.
Aman was arrested by the FBI at JFK Airport on November 5. The FBI is investigating the case.
Assistant Attorney General Matthew G. Olsen of the Justice Department’s National Security Division, U.S. Attorney Breon Peace for the Eastern District of New York, and Executive Assistant Director Robert Wells for the FBI’s National Security Branch made the announcement.
A complaint is merely an allegation. All defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.
Aman’s initial appearance is scheduled for this afternoon.
Key Facts
- State: New York
- Category: Violent Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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