Honolulu: A soldier based in Hawaii has pleaded guilty to trying to help the Islamic State group — admitting he provided secret military information, a drone meant to track US troops and other support to undercover agents he believed were members of the terrorist organisation.
Sgt 1st Class Ikaika Kang, handcuffed and wearing beige prison jumpsuit, spoke in a clear and confident voice when he told a US magistrate judge in Honolulu on Wednesday that he’s guilty of all four counts charged in an indictment filed last year. “Your honour I provided unclassified, classified documents to the Islamic State,” Kang said, adding he also provided the drone.
He agreed when Assistant US Attorney Ken Sorenson described other support he provided to undercover agents Kang believed were part of the Islamic State group, also known as ISIS. Kang provided voluminous, digital documents that included sensitive information including a US military weapons file and various military manuals, Sorenson said.