FBI Director Kash Patel issues warning after ISIS attack on U.S. military base foiled

FBI Director Kash Patel reacted to a foiled ISIS-backed mass shooting at a Michigan military base by warning that there will be severe consequences for those who target service members on behalf of foreign actors.

Federal authorities arrested 19-year-old Ammar Abdulmajid-Mohamed Said before the attempted terrorist attack at the U.S. Army’s Tank-Automotive & Armaments Command (TACOM) facility at the Detroit Arsenal in Warren, Michigan, an action serving the interests of the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS), a radical Islamist terror organization.

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The former Michigan Army National Guard member was taken into custody after he traveled to an area near the facility and “launched his drone in support of the attack plan,” according to officials.

“I recommend everyone have about seven magazines because you don’t want to be in there and run out of ammo,” the suspect allegedly told an undercover FBI agent before the thwarted terror plot, according to the criminal complaint.

In a statement to Fox News Digital, the FBI chief said that anyone who targets the U.S. military or conspires with foreign terrorists will be “prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.”

“Let this be a warning: Anyone who targets our military or conspires with foreign terrorist organizations will be found, stopped and prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law,” Patel told the outlet on Thursday. “I commend the men and women of the Joint Terrorism Task Force and our law enforcement partners for their continued dedication to protecting the American people.”

According to the Justice Department, Said told two undercover officers that “he had devised and formulated to conduct a mass-shooting” at the TACOM facility, the agency said in a press release.

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“In April 2025, the two undercover officers indicated they intended to carry out Said’s plan at the direction of ISIS. In response, Said provided material assistance to the attack plan, including providing armor-piercing ammunition and magazines for the attack, flying his drone over TACOM to conduct operational reconnaissance, training the undercover employees on firearms and the construction of Molotov cocktails for use during the attack, and planning numerous details of the attack including how to enter TACOM and which building to target,” the DOJ stated.

“This defendant is charged with planning a deadly attack on a U.S. military base here at home for ISIS,” said Sue J. Bai, head of the Justice Department’s National Security Division.

“Thanks to the tireless efforts of law enforcement, we foiled the attack before lives were lost. We will not hesitate to bring the full force of the Department to find and prosecute those who seek to harm our men and women in the military and to protect all Americans,” Bai added.

“Said was arrested this week and will now face charges of supporting a foreign terrorist organization, among others,” Patel said in a Thursday post to X. “Our agents, intelligence teams, and partners acted quickly — and they saved lives. Well done to all on executing the mission.”

“Based on the charges in the complaint, Said faces a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison for each count if convicted,” the Justice Department said in its statement.

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Chris Donaldson is an ordinary American who is concerned about rampant corruption as well as the ongoing attacks on our way of life by those who have contempt for our hard-earned freedoms. A Navy veteran, he has been a frequent contributor to conservative websites and resides in Florida.

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