Army Soldier Pleads Guilty to Attempting to Assist ISIS in Killing U.S. Troops

An Army soldier pleaded guilty to attempting to provide material support to ISIS to help kill other U.S. troops.

Cole Bridges, a 22-year-old Ohio man, joined the Army in approximately September 2019 and was subsequently assigned as a cavalry scout based in Fort Stewart, Ga. That same year, according to prosecutors, he began consuming online propaganda “promoting jihadists and their violent ideology,” and posted his support for the Islamic State on social media platforms.

In about October 2020, prosecutors said, Bridges began communicating with an undercover FBI agent online who was posing as an ISIS supporter with connections to fighters in the Middle East. Bridges supplied the undercover agent with guidance and training material about, for example, potential targets in New York, the Department of Justice alleges.

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