US arrest two Iraqi terror suspects

sacramento - An Iraqi who as Syrian refugees entered the United States, was arrested Thursday local time in Sacramento. The man is accused of having made a false statement which has to do with international terrorism, according to the US Department of Justice.

The FBI announced that the 23-year-old Aws Mohammed Younis al-Jayab lied about returning to Syria and messages he posted on social media. In it he expressed his support for terrorist groups such as the US government designates them. He also talked about jihad, weapons and training to militants.

According to the ministry came Al-Jayab, a Palestinian who was born in Iraq in 2012 to America. The following year he returned to Syria, while against the authorities said he was visiting relatives in Turkey.

Houston was also arrested an Iraqi refugee who might have contacts with Islamic State. According to the Ministry of Justice Omar Faraj Saeed Al Hardan (24), also a Palestinian born in Iraq, accused of helping the organization. Of this, he would have lied to US authorities. Al Hardan received in 2011 a permanent residence permit, but would have obtained them unlawfully.

The US authorities do not rule out that the two have had contact with each other. Both must appear in court Friday.