MOSCOW, RUSSIA - MARCH 22: A screen grab from a video shows smoke rises from fire as ambulances, personnel arrive at Crocus City Hall concert venue near Moscow, Russia after reports of a shooting incident on March 22, 2024. Gunmen killed 40 people and over injured 100 others in a shooting at a concert hall near Moscow, the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) announced on Friday. (Photo by Ali Cura/Anadolu via Getty Images)
  • Eight Tajikistan nationals were arrested for attempting to support ISIS by providing money, technology, and equipment to the terrorist organization.
  • The arrests were a result of a joint operation between U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and other international law enforcement agencies in a coordinated sting operation spanning Los Angeles, New York and Philadelphia.
  • The suspects used complex financial transactions to mask the flow of funds intended for ISIS.
  • The suspects crossed into the US via the Southern border and were linked to ISIS later, as a result of the U.S. government’s highly sensitive targeting of the communications of ISIS members abroad.  
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