WASHINGTON: Two young American men, one of whom is in the Middle East fighting, have been charged with supporting the Islamic State group, the Justice Department said on Tuesday (Wednesday in Manila).

Somali Americans Abdi Nur, 20, and Abdullahi Yusuf, 18, have been charged with "conspiracy to provide material support to a designated foreign terrorist organization, namely, the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL)," Assistant Attorney General John Carlin said.

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