Federal agents arrested three men in Kansas and California this week on charges that they conspired to support ISIS. The Justice Department announced the arrests on June 5, 2026. According to prosecutors, the men allegedly handed over more than $2,000 to someone they believed was a member of ISIS, a designated foreign terrorist organization. The alleged plans were not abstract. DOJ says the discussions included drones, an RPG projectile, and U.S. Special Forces. Prosecutors say the men also discussed stabbing or injuring a U.S. servicemember and killing Americans. The three defendants named by the Justice Department are Bisaam Ghafoor, 21, of Leawood, Kansas; Elias Shamsaldeen, 21, of Porterville, California; and Bereen Dzayee, 25, of Lakeside, California. FBI Director Kash Patel said the subjects allegedly swore allegiance to ISIS and plotted multiple attacks before agents shut the effort down. The complaint was filed in the District of Kansas. The U.S. Department of Justice laid out the allegations in its announcement: Three U.S. Citizens Allegedly Discussed Violent Attacks and Tried to Develop a Cryptocurrency Scheme to Buy RPGs and Drones to Attack U.S. Servicemembers Early this morning, the FBI arrested three men in Kansas City, Kansas, San Diego, and Sacramento, California, on charges that they conspired to provide material support to the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS), a designated foreign terrorist organization. Bisaam Ghafoor, 21, of Leawood, Kansas; Elias Shamsaldeen, 21, of Porterville, California; and Bereen Dzayee, 25, of Lakeside, California, were arrested on a complaint filed in the District of Kansas for conspiring to provide material support to terrorism after collectively providing over $2,000 to an individual they understood to be a member of ISIS. “These subjects allegedly swore allegiance to ISIS, plotted multiple attacks, and even targeted U.S. service members – but this FBI stopped them cold,” said FBI Director Kash Patel. That last line from Patel is the part worth holding onto. The men were arrested, not eulogized after an attack succeeded. The agents got there first. That is what aggressive counterterrorism work looks like when it is done right. The Gateway Pundit also covered the arrests and the DOJ allegations. The New York Post flagged the weapon-and-target allegations this way: Terrifying arsenal of rockets Navy sailor tried to buy for mass murder of Special Forces operatives https://t.co/LfYYqtrDlJ pic.twitter.com/kJ6NXUokIN – New York Post (@nypost) June 7, 2026 For readers who have watched federal agencies chase headlines instead of real threats in recent years, this is the kind of case that should restore some confidence. The targets here were not parents at school board meetings. They were people the government says wanted to harm American troops on American soil. It is also a reminder that ISIS sympathizers are still operating inside the country, and that they are willing to move money and talk weapons. One important caveat stands above the rest. These are allegations in a complaint, and the defendants are presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. If the government proves what it has alleged, three Americans tried to arm and fund a terrorist group and were stopped before anyone was hurt. That is the outcome every American should want, and it is the standard the FBI should be held to going forward.