A California ex-Navy sailor was among three alleged homegrown ISIS terrorists arrested after federal investigators uncovered what prosecutors say was a plot to fund the terror group and help carry out an attack on US Special Forces troops using drones, grenades and rocket-propelled grenades.<\/p>\n
Bereen Dzayee, 25, of Lakeside near San Diego, Elias Shamsaldeen, 21, of Porterville in Tulare County, and Bisaam Ghafoor, 21, of Leawood, Kansas, were taken into custody Friday after a lengthy FBI investigation<\/a>.<\/p>\n The RPG\u2019s the suspects thought were being used to kill Americans. US DIstrict Court, Kansas<\/p>\n Bereen Dzayee, 25, of Lakeside near San Diego. Instagram\/@dzayeeramez<\/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 United States to join ISIS.<\/p>\n Federal prosecutors allege the trio pledged allegiance to ISIS<\/a>, sought to provide material support to the terrorist organization and discussed killing Americans.<\/p>\n The complaint alleges the group discussed acquiring weapons, including drones, grenades and rocket-propelled grenades, for use against American Special Forces operators.<\/p>\n At one point, Ghafoor allegedly asked a confidential FBI source he believed was an ISIS member: \u201cHow many do you hope to kill?\u201d<\/p>\n Federal prosecutors allege the trio pledged allegiance to ISIS, sought to provide material support to the terrorist organization and discussed killing Americans. NBC San Diego<\/p>\n Prosecutors say Ghafoor also claimed he had always wanted to kill a female soldier by beheading and added: \u201cI wish I could kill 300,000,000 Americans.\u201d<\/p>\n