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Mississippi couple indicted for trying to join ISIS

The Clarion-Ledger
Jaelyn Young and Muhammad Dakhlall

A federal grand jury has indicted a Mississippi couple accused of trying to join the so-called Islamic State or ISIS.

Jaelyn Young, 19, of Vicksburg and Muhammad Dakhlalla, 22, of Starkville were arrested at Golden Triangle Airport on August 8th. Investigators said they were bound for Atlanta, but eventually for Syria, where they hoped to join ISIS. They were both charged with allegedly conspiring and attempting to provide material support to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, a designated foreign terrorist organization.

The trial of Young and Dakhlalla is set for October 26 at the U.S. District Courthouse in Aberdeen, WTVA reported.