Man Accused Of Paying For ISIS Fighters To Travel From NYC To Syria

NEW YORK CITY, N.Y. – A man who raised cash to send ISIS fighters from New York City to Syria was arrested Thursday, The FBI said. His capture came just days after a Queens man was captured after allegedly trying to join the terrorist force in the Middle East.

Authorities want Dilshod Khusanov, 31, tried in Brooklyn federal court after he was arrested in Villa Park, Illinois. He's facing charges of conspiring and attempting to provide material support to ISIS and another terrorist group, the al-Nusrah Front.

Khusanov's arrest came after authorities in 2015 apprehended two people who attempted to travel from New York to Syria, where ISIS has waged a violent civil war and plotted international terrorist attacks. Khusanov allegedly helped fund those efforts.

“Those who seek to fight for foreign terrorist organizations like ISIS and al-Nusrah Front cannot accomplish their goal without financial support,” Bridget Rohde, acting U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, said in a statement.

“This Office, together with our law enforcement partners, will work tirelessly to identify and hold accountable individuals like (Khusanov) who provide such financial support, as well as to eliminate such support.”

Earlier this week, Parveg Ahmed, 22, of Queens, was busted for allegedly trying to join ISIS in Syria. He was not among the men listed as allegedly receiving support from Khusanov.

A federal judge in Illinois will rule on whether to send Khusanov to Brooklyn next week, the Chicago Tribune reported.

Khusanov faces up to 30 years in prison if convicted.

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