U.S. Army Pvt. Cole Bridges spent months chatting over the internet with a purported Islamic State supporter, explaining how he thought the extremist group could repel U.S. Special Forces raids, providing military manuals and offering advice on targets in New York City for a potential terror attack.

In January 2021, Bridges was arrested and learned that the ISIS contact he thought he had been in touch with was actually an undercover FBI agent. On Friday in New York, Bridges was sentenced to 14 years.

The 24-year-old soldier had pleaded guilty in June 2023 to attempting to provide material support to a designated foreign terrorist organization and attempting to murder U.S. service members.

— The Washington Post