{"id":350854,"date":"2026-06-07T19:57:28","date_gmt":"2026-06-07T19:57:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/350854\/"},"modified":"2026-06-07T19:57:28","modified_gmt":"2026-06-07T19:57:28","slug":"california-navy-sailor-25-caught-in-isis-plot-to-kill-special-forces-using-rocket-propelled-grenades-and-drones","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/350854\/","title":{"rendered":"California Navy sailor, 25, \u2018caught in ISIS plot to kill Special Forces using rocket-propelled grenades and drones\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

Two California men have been charged over an ISIS terror plot<\/a> to kill US Special Forces operatives with grenades and drones.<\/p>\n

Bereen Dzayee, 25, of Lakeside, near San Diego, and Elias Shamsaldeen, 21, of Porterville in Tulare County were arrested Friday alongside Bisaam Ghafoor, 21, from Leawood, Kansas.<\/p>\n

Prosecutors allege the three paid $2,000 to someone they thought was from the jihadi group<\/a> to buy rocket-propelled grenades and UAVs for the attack.<\/p>\n

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Federal prosecutors allege that Dzayee proposed using drones to target US Special Forces personnel. Instagram\/@dzayeeramez<\/p>\n

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The trio \u2014 Dzayee, Bisaam Ghafoor and Elias Shamsaldeen \u2014 were arrested last week. NBC San Diego<\/p>\n

According to a criminal complaint filed in federal court in Kansas, the three men allegedly spent more than a year communicating about extremist plans, including discussions about leaving the US to join ISIS.<\/p>\n

Dzayee allegedly proposed using drones to target Special Forces<\/a> personnel while Shamsaldeen is accused of expressing a desire to carry out a knife attack against a US serviceman.<\/p>\n

The DOJ alleges Ghafoor made a series of violent statements, including saying it would be \u201csick\u201d to have his name placed on a drone used in an attack.<\/p>\n

Prosecutors also claim he spoke about beheading a female soldier and stated that he wished he could kill 300 million Americans.<\/p>\n

Pentagon officials have not confirmed Dzayee\u2019s military status but neighbors and a former classmate told NBC 7<\/a> he served in the Navy and identified photos showing him in a sailor\u2019s uniform.<\/p>\n

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\u201cYou immediately \u2014 you see Terrorist Task Force, your alarms go up,\u201d the neighbor added. NBC San Diego<\/p>\n

Several residents, including veterans and military family members, said the arrest was difficult to reconcile with their understanding of his background.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe looked out \u2014 it seemed to me like it was a white van that pulled up and tactical guys jumped out and surrounded the house,\u201d a neighbor said.<\/p>\n

\u201cVery odd in this neighborhood. So the neighbors started coming out. We didn\u2019t approach, but we were watching.\u201d<\/p>\n

Agents remained at the residence for several hours, searching the home and garage while interviewing Dzayee\u2019s parents.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou immediately \u2014 you see Terrorist Task Force, your alarms go up,\u201d the neighbor added. \u201cI actually walked up to the FBI agent and asked if the house was going to blow up, whether the neighborhood should be concerned, and he assured me, \u2018No, we\u2019re arresting someone. That\u2019s all we\u2019ve got.’\u201d<\/p>\n

Residents said Dzayee kept mostly to himself.\u201d He doesn\u2019t really speak to folks around here, which is, again, unusual for this neighborhood,\u201d the nearby resident said.<\/p>\n

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