Mohammed Hamzah Khan, 19, had invited his family to join him in his plans to travel to join ISIS in the Mideast, authorities said. The Islamic State in Iraq and Syria is using warfare and terror in an attempt to create an Islamic state across Sunni areas of Iraq and in Syria.
The teenager’s mother, Zarine Khan, condemned ISIS and accused it of using social media propaganda to brainwash Muslim youths. She cited last week’s terror attacks in Paris that killed 17 people and allegedly involved a now dead suspect with ties to ISIS.
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In a letter, Khan wrote that there is an obligation to “migrate” to ISIS-controlled territory.
CNN’s Bill Kirkos and George Howell contributed to this report from Chicago. CNN’s John Newsome also contributed.
