According to the Department of Justice, a US military soldier attempted to assist ISIS in planning attacks on American troops, and was given a 14-year prison sentence. Cole Bridges, from Stow, Ohio, was found guilty of trying to support the extremist party and conspiring to murder US military, as reported by ABC News.
24-year-old Bridges, who joined the Army in 2019, was a cavalry hunter in the Third Infantry Division at Fort Stewart, Georgia. Before enlisting, he had started exploring jihadist advertising online, expressing his assistance for ISIS on social media. By October 2020, he was speaking with a covert representative from the FBI who purported to be an ISIS admirer in contact with Middle Eastern soldiers.
According to the DOJ, Bridges provided coaching and guidance to allegedly ISIS soldiers who planned strikes and had information on possible targets in New York City. Additionally, he sent the FBI representative training manuals from the US Army in the belief that they may aid ISIS in their businesses.
Bridges stepped up his involvement in the Middle East by providing guidelines on how to raid US causes in December 2020. He described strategies and maps to aid ISIS in maximising the potency of their attacks. Bridges also provided advice on how to use explosives to pin US Special Forces by rigging buildings.
In a picture taken in January 2021 of himself standing before an ISIS symbol and showing his support for the criminal organization, Bridges took a photo of himself in his US Army dress. A week later, he sent another movie in which he delivered a talk, using words adjustment to conceal his identity.
The FBI, along with several other military and intelligence firms, was involved in the investigation. ” Our army risk their lives for our state”, said Acting US attorney Audrey Strauss. They should n’t ever be exposed to such danger by a victim of another’s.”
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