Elvis? Elvis? That’s a strange name for a man trying to join ISIS and/or other extremist group in the Middle East. Maybe it’s short for something because we can’t have a terrorist with the name of the King- PB/TK
New York man arrested for allegedly trying to join Islamic extremist groups – CBS/AP March 4, 2017
NEW YORK — Prosecutors say a New York man repeatedly traveled to the Middle East to try to join the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) or al-Nusra Front extremist groups and told authorities he’d been prepared to sacrifice himself for jihad.
Elvis Redzepagic of Commack, New York, was due in a Brooklyn federal court Saturday. The 26-year-old U.S. citizen is charged with attempting to provide material support to a foreign terrorist organization.
The Department of Justice said in a statement Redzepagic traveled to the Middle East twice in the past two years to attempt to join a foreign terrorist organization. Specifically, in 2015 Redzepagic allegedly communicated with an individual he believed to be the commander of a battalion in Syria and made attempts to join him to engage in jihad, according to CBS New York.
It’s not immediately clear whether Redzepagic has a lawyer who can comment on the charges. There was no immediate answer to phone or email messages to his relatives.
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