Soldier to Plead Guilty in Trying to Help ISIS

Soldier to Plead Guilty in Trying to Help ISIS
Iraqi Shiite fighters from the Popular Mobilization units take off an Islamic State flag from an electricity pole on March 3, 2016. Ahmad al-Rubaye/AFP/Getty Images
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HONOLULU—A soldier based in Hawaii who is accused of pledging allegiance to the ISIS terrorist group and fixating on videos of beheadings and suicide bombings planned to plead guilty Aug. 29 to attempting to support the terrorist group.

Sgt. 1st Class Ikaika Kang is set to plead guilty as charged in an indictment last year, defense attorney Birney Bervar said. He is agreeing to a 25-year sentence for charges that could have put him in prison for life.