The FBI has arrested three foreign nationals living in Brooklyn who they say sought to join the Islamic State.

The men came to the authorities' attention after they posted terror messages on Uzbek-language websites in recent months.

In one post, they pledged to kill U.S. President Barack Obama.

"Two of the individuals were seeking to fly to Syria. One was arrested at the international airport, JFK International Airport as he was getting ready to board that flight. A second individual had a later flight scheduled. He was arrested at home here in Brooklyn. A third individual who we believe helped to organize the trip of the other two individuals was arrested in Jacksonville, Florida," New York City Police Commissioner Bill Bratton said.

The FBI says two of the men had threatened to kill police officers and FBI agents in the US if they were stopped from traveling to Syria.

Two of the suspects, 24 and 30-years-old, are from Uzbekistan while the third is a 19-year-old from Kazakhstan.

They have been charged with conspiracy to provide material support to a foreign terrorist organization.

The U.S. has so far charged about 20 people with planning to join militant groups overseas, many intending to go to Syria to join the Islamic State.

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