A US citizen who trained fighters for the Islamic State (IS) jihadist militia in Syria has been sentenced to 20 years in prison in her home country. A federal court in the city of Alexandria, near Washington, on Tuesday convicted Allison Fluke-Ekren on charges of supporting a terrorist organization.
The 42-year-old pleaded guilty in June and recently asked for just two years in prison. The woman, who grew up on a farm in the US state of Kansas and converted to Islam as an adult, was accused of committing terrorist acts in war zones in Libya, Iraq and Iraq on behalf of three foreign terrorist organizations over a period of more than eight years. years, according to prosecutors and in Syria.”
ISIS ‘Empress’ in Syria
In Syria, she is said to have led a group of IS fighters and trained more than 100 women and girls in the army. According to the indictment, the training included using AK-47 automatic rifles, grenades and explosive belts for suicide attacks.
It is unusual for a US citizen to hold a high position with IS. US Attorney Raj Parekh said Fluke-Ekren had effectively become the “Empress” of ISIS. “She has brainwashed and trained young girls to kill.”
Source: Krone
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