NY man suspected of plotting to kill US troops faces charges of aiding ISIL

Rochester: An upstate New York man accused of plotting to kill members of the US military and others is now facing new charges that he tried to aid the Islamic State group in Syria and Iraq. [caption id=“attachment_1713713” align=“alignleft” width=“380”] Representational image.[/caption] Federal prosecutors said on Tuesday that a grand jury indicted 30-year-old Mufid Elfgeeh of Rochester on charges of attempting to provide material support to the designated foreign terrorist organisation. Court documents say Elfgeeh encouraged three people to travel to Syria to join fighters with the Islamic State group. The Yemen-born Elfgeeh was arrested earlier this year after prosecutors say he bought two guns from an FBI informant. Investigators say he plotted to kill returning US troops for American actions overseas and Shiite Muslims over the civil war in Syria. AP