MINNEAPOLIS — Five Minnesota men accused of plotting to join the Islamic State group are now charged with a new count of conspiracy to commit murder outside the United States, according to a superseding indictment filed Wednesday that offers some new details about steps the men took as they allegedly planned to get to Syria.

Prosecutors say the men are part of a group of friends in Minnesota’s Somali community who recruited and inspired each other to join the terrorist organization. Three members of the group have pleaded guilty, but the rest — Hamza Naj Ahmed, 20; Mohamed Abdihamid Farah, 21; Adnan Abdihamid Farah, 19; Abdurahman Yasin Daud, 21; and Guled Ali Omar, 21 — are scheduled to stand trial in February.

The new indictment alleges some of the men began talking about fighting with the Islamic State group as early as March 2014. As part of their planning, the indictment says, some of the men communicated with Islamic State members overseas, some supplied an informant with materials for fake passports and some played paintball to prepare for combat.

The 14-count indictment charges all five men with conspiracy to commit murder outside the U.S. and conspiracy to provide material support to a foreign terrorist organization. It also charges all but Adnan Farah with attempting to provide such support. Some of the new charges include perjury counts against Adnan Farah, Mohamed Farah and Daud for allegedly lying to the federal grand jury.

Some defense attorneys took issue with the conspiracy to commit murder count. Daud’s attorney, Bruce Nestor, said: “These young men did not conspire to commit murder or any act of violence. This is a political prosecution as part of the flawed U.S. war on terror.”