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World 26/02/2015 Two men from Uzbekistan charged in US with conspiring to support Islamic State
Two men from Uzbekistan charged in US with conspiring to support Islamic State
Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) -- Two men from Uzbekistan were arrested in the United States on charges with conspiring to support Islamic State, including two who planned to travel to Syria to fight on behalf of the radical group.

Abdurasul Juraboev from Uzbekistan and Akhror Saidakhmetov of Kazakhstan were arrested in New York, when they were attempting to fly to Turkey on their way to Syria.

Abror Habibov, 30, of Uzbekistan, was accused of helping to fund Saidakhmetov’s efforts to join the IS in Syria, prosecutors said. Habibov paid for Saidakhmetov’s plane ticket and promised him additional funds, according to the complaint.

Islamic State captured significant territories of Iraq and Syria and became main global threat in 2014. According to CIA, the IS has over 30,000 militants and created caliphate in captured territories.

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