Her plans for an all-female battalion were ignored and rejected by other terrorist groups like Jabhat al-Nusra, and only the Islamic State finally acquiesced to her idea, prosecutors said. It is unclear to what extent the abuse allegations will affect the sentence imposed by U.S. District Judge Leonie Brinkema because they are not directly related to the terrorism crimes. Fluke-Ekren, for her part, is denying many of the abuse allegations. Other allegations included in prosecutors sentencing memo:— She urged a woman to commit a suicide bombing. — She forced her 13-year-old daughter to marry an Islamic State fighter.

Source: Libya Today October 24, 2022 23:02 UTC