Allison Fluke-Ekren represented a rare female leader in an Islamic terrorist group. WASHINGTON – A U.S. woman pleaded guilty Tuesday to organizing and leading a female military battalion in Syria, which experts said is rare. Fluke-Ekren pleaded guilty to conspiring to provide material support to a foreign terrorist organization. Fluke-Ekren and her second husband moved in 2012 to Syria, where he became a leader of Islamic State snipers, according to prosecutors. The center provided medical services, educational services about the Islamic State, childcare, and various training to women and young girls.

Source: Libya Today June 07, 2022 20:27 UTC