A U.S. Army soldier has been sentenced to 14 years in prison for attempting to assist the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS) conduct a deadly ambush on U.S. troops, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced Friday.

A U.S. Army soldier has been sentenced to 14 years in prison having pleaded guilty to attempting to assist ISIS in killing US soldiers, including advice about potential targets in New York City.

Before joining the Army in 2019, Bridges had already been consuming online propaganda promoting jihadist violence, according to the FBI.

( NewsNation) — A U.S. army soldier was sentenced to only 14 years in prison for trying to aid what he thought was an attempted Islamic State group (ISIS) attack on his fellow service members despite the fact that he asked for the maximum 40-year sentence.

Prosecutors contend Bridges not only suggested potential targets in New York City, but that he used his military training to coordinate an ISIS attack on U.S. soldiers stationed in the Middle East.

Former cav scout Cole Bridges attempted to provide material support to the terror group while serving in the 3rd Infantry Division.

Pvt. Cole Bridges pleaded guilty in 2023 to charges of attempting to provide material support to a foreign terrorist organization and attempting to murder U.S. military service members.

A 24-year-old U.S. soldier was sentenced to 14 years in prison for trying to help the Islamic State group attack American troops. Pfc. Cole Bridges, also known as Cole Gonzales, of Ohio, attempted to provide material support to a designated foreign terrorist organization,

Pfc. Cole Bridges, also known as Cole Gonzales, of Ohio, attempted to provide material support to a designated foreign terrorist organization, and attempted to murder U.S. soldiers, federal prosecutors announced this week.

Cole Bridges, 24, pleaded guilty last year to attempting to help the terrorist group kill American servicemembers. He told a judge, 'I know what I did was wrong.'