He was linked to the release of personal information on more than 1,300 American military and government employees. In early 2015, Mr. Hussain began communicating with Usaamah Abdullah Rahim, 26, and gave him instructions to kill Ms. Geller. Mr. Hussain then asked Mr. Abdulkader to attack a police station in the Cincinnati area. The authorities said that Mr. Sullivan and Mr. Hussain had discussed making a video of the attack for use as propaganda. In the last few weeks, however, a Middle Eastern government arrested Mr. Prakash, another senior American military official said.

Source: New York Times November 24, 2016 20:38 UTC