"You're obviously a very intelligent woman," Brinkema told Fluke-Ekren in federal court in Alexandria, Virginia. Fluke-Ekren is the rare American woman who occupied a senior position in the ranks of the now defunct Islamic Caliphate. Fluke-Ekren, who was wearing a dark green prison jacket and black headscarf, addressed the court herself and asked the judge for a "compassionate sentence" of just two years in prison. "During training sessions, Fluke-Ekren instructed the women and young girls on the use of AK-47 assault rifles, grenades, and explosive suicide belts," Parekh said. Fluke-Ekren acknowledged in court that she had provided such training but said it was only for self-defense.

Source: Libya Today November 01, 2022 22:20 UTC