US soldier arrested in Hawaii for alleged ties to ISIS, FBI says

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Terror comes home, penetrates US military.

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US soldier arrested in Hawaii for alleged ties to ISIS, FBI says
Published July 10, 2017
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Report: Active duty US soldier arrested on terrorism charges

An active duty Army soldier was arrested over the weekend by the FBI in Hawaii on terrorism charges for allegedly providing material support to the Islamic State terror group, officials said.

Ikaika Kang, 34, was arrested late Saturday night by an FBI SWAT team at the Schofield Barracks in Honolulu, the FBI said in a news release.

Kang was with the 25th Infantry Division. The FBI believes that Kang was a lone actor, and that he is not associated with others who may present a threat to Hawaii.

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"Terrorism is the FBI's number one priority," FBI Special Agent in Charge Paul D. Delacourt said in a statement. " In fighting this threat, the Honolulu Division of the FBI works with its law enforcement partners and the Joint Terrorism Task Force. In this case, the FBI worked closely with the U.S. Army to protect the citizens of Hawaii."

Kang has been under investigation by the U.S. Army and the FBI for over a year, according to Delacourt.

A criminal complaint filed Monday in the U.S. District Court for the District of Hawaii alleges that Kang swore allegiance to ISIS, attempted to provide military documents to ISIS, and attempted to provide training to the terrorist organization

Kang is currently in federal custody, and will make an initial appearance in federal court on Monday.

Officials have sealed off the door of Kang's apartment as part of the investigation, Hawaii News Now reported.

Read more from Hawaii News Now.

Fox News' Jennifer Griffin, Jake Gibson, and The Associated Press contributed to this report.

 

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That was one soldier, who is going to arrest the CIA and government officials who are sponsoring and training ISIS

 

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WASHINGTON:

A US army sergeant who served in Iraq and Afghanistan and is now stationed in Hawaii has been arrested on charges of providing material support to Islamic State extremists, the Federal Bureau of Investigation said on Monday.

Ikaika Kang, 34, assigned to the 25th Combat Aviation Brigade, 25th Infantry Division, had been under investigation by the Army and FBI for more than a year and was taken into custody by FBI agents on Saturday, according to a bureau statement provided to Reuters.

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According to a criminal complaint filed in US District Court in Honolulu, Kang has sworn allegiance to Islamic State, also known as ISIS, the militant group that seized large swaths of territory in Syria and Iraq for a self-proclaimed caliphate.

He is also accused of attempting to provide military documents and training to the group, the FBI said in its statement.

Federal authorities believe that Kang, who was assigned to the Army’s Schofield Barracks on the island of Oahu, was a “lone actor” who had no known associations with anyone who might pose a threat to Hawaii, the FBI said.

He was slated to make an initial court appearance on Monday afternoon.

Kang, an air traffic control specialist who attained the rank of sergeant first class, served three overseas tours of duty – one each in South Korea (2002-03), Iraq (2010-11) and Afghanistan (2013-14), according to his Army service record.

The Schofield Barracks, about 17 miles (27 km) from Honolulu, was established in 1908 as a garrison for the Army’s defense of Pearl Harbor and the island of Oahu, and is home to more than 22,000 military personnel and family members.

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The army has sought to prevent a repeat of militant violence by one of its own since the 2009 shooting rampage at Fort Hood in Texas by then-Army Major Nidal Hasan, a US-born Muslim who killed 13 people and wounded 32 others in an attack he claimed as retribution for American wars in the Muslim world.

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