California Navy sailor, 25, ‘caught in ISIS plot to kill Special Forces using rocket-propelled grenades and drones’
Two California men have been charged in connection with an ISIS plot to attack U.S. Special Forces using grenades and drones. Bereen Dzayee, a Navy sailor, and his accomplices allegedly communicated for over a year about their extremist plans. The arrests have raised concerns among local residents, particularly due to Dzayee's military background.
- ▪Bereen Dzayee, 25, and Elias Shamsaldeen, 21, were arrested for planning an attack on U.S. Special Forces.
- ▪The trio allegedly paid $2,000 for rocket-propelled grenades and drones from someone they believed was affiliated with ISIS.
- ▪Dzayee proposed using drones to target military personnel, while Shamsaldeen expressed a desire to carry out a knife attack.
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| Publication time | Sun, 07 Jun 2026 11:57:05 -0400 |
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Metro California Navy sailor, 25, ‘caught in ISIS plot to kill Special Forces using rocket-propelled grenades and drones’ By Zain Khan Published June 7, 2026, 11:57 a.m. ET See more of our coverage in your search results. Add The California Post on Google Two California men have been charged over an ISIS terror plot to kill American Special Forces operatives with grenades and drones. 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. Prosecutors allege the three paid $2,000 to someone they thought was from the jihadi group to buy rocket-propelled grenades and UAVs for the attack. 3 Federal prosecutors allege that Dzayee proposed using drones to target U.S.
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