A U.S. woman pleads guilty to leading an all-female ISIS battalion
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Allison Fluke-Ekren admitted to operating an all-female ISIS military group and training women and girls on how to use explosive devices.
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An American woman who prosecutors say led an all-female battalion of Islamic State militants in Syria has pleaded guilty in a case that a prosecutor called a first-of-its-kind in the
The suspect led an all-female ISIS unit in the Syrian city of Raqqa that was trained in the use of AK-47 rifles, grenades and suicide belts, prosecutors say.
A female ISIS fighter from Kansas who led and trained a unique battalion of over 100 women and children in Syria pleaded guilty in an Alexandria, Virginia, courthouse Tuesday to conspiring to provide support to the terrorist global organization.
Former Kansas resident Allison Fluke-Ekren is charged with providing material support to a terrorist organization for allegedly leading a unit of Islamic State militants in Raqqa, Syria.
"Over 100 women and young girls, including as young as 10 or 11 years old, received military training from Allison Fluke-Ekren in Syria," the DOJ said.
