FBI agents arrested a new york man boarding a flight from New York to the Middle East, where he would allegedly join the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS) to wage jihad, according to the Department of Justice (DOJ).

The Department of Justice said in a news release that Syed Aman, a U.S. citizen and resident of Nassau County, New York, was arrested Tuesday and charged with attempting to provide material support to ISIS.

Aman was arrested at John F. Kennedy International Airport in Queens, New York, while trying to board a flight to Doha, Qatar. The Justice Department said Aman planned to leave for Syria from Qatar will join ISIS.

“As alleged, Aman was steadfast in his attempts to travel to the Middle East to join ISIS and fortunately his evil plan to wage jihad was thwarted,” said U.S. Attorney Breon Peace. “My Office will continue to identify and prosecute potential terrorists like the defendant before they can harm people at home or abroad on behalf of ISIS.”

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A masked Islamic State soldier poses holding the ISIS flag in 2015. (Story/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)

In a complaint filed Wednesday in federal court in Brooklyn, Aman is accused of expressing support for ISIS in an online forum for the group between 2023 and 2024. During the same period, Aman allegedly sent money to an individual he believed It was an ISIS. operational, to support ISIS efforts in Syria. He also allegedly planned to go to Syria to participate in jihad, or holy war, alongside ISIS.

More recently, Aman was in contact with a Confidential Human Source (CHS) beginning in early October 2024, regarding his plans to join ISIS.

While communicating with the CHS, Aman allegedly said that waging war on behalf of ISIS and traveling to ISIS-controlled territory are “the most important things, more than anything else right now.”

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Syrian Kurdish security forces wait as former detainees suspected of being members of the Islamic State (IS) group are released in the northeastern Syrian city of Hasakeh on September 2, 2024. (DELIL SOULEIMAN/AFP via Getty Images)

The Justice Department also said that Aman expressed hatred toward “kuffar (non-believers) who deny the way of Allah,” adding: “(If) they are not killed, they will kill us and ruin the earth with decay.”

On social media, Aman allegedly posted his desire to “kill Americans” and wrote in a notebook about becoming a martyr for ISIS.

In late October, Aman tried to book flights to the Middle East, but his credit card company blocked his purchases.

However, in a third attempt, Aman successfully booked a flight from JFK to Bangladesh via Doha, Qatar.

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He reportedly told CHS that he planned to get off his flight in Qatar and buy a flight from Qatar to Turkey, where he would cross into Syria to join ISIS.

On Tuesday, Aman went to JFK airport to catch a flight to Qatar. After checking in and going through airport security, he attempted to board his flight and was arrested by the FBI.

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“Syed Aman was allegedly determined in his efforts to support ISIS through financial donations and making multiple attempts to travel abroad to participate in jihad on its behalf,” FBI Deputy Director said responsible Dennehy. “Fortunately, the New York Joint Terrorism Task Force was able to intervene before their disturbing plans to support a deadly terrorist organization could come to fruition. The FBI, along with our law enforcement partners, is second to none in our determination to protect our nation from those willing to support the evils of terrorism.”