Brooklyn jury convicts U.S. woman of receiving ISIS military training in Syria
A federal jury in Brooklyn has convicted Halima Salman, 27, a U.S. citizen and former resident of Brooklyn, of receiving military-type training from the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS) in Syria. Salman was identified in court records as also using the name "Umm Khattab al-Muhajir." The verdict was returned today in Brooklyn after a two-week trial. The source gives no additional details on the training, the timing in Syria, or any related charges beyond the jury finding that Salman received military-type training from ISIS, a designated foreign terrorist organization. No sentence or further court action is stated in... [Continue Reading]
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Brooklyn jury convicts U.S. woman of receiving ISIS military training in Syria
A federal jury in Brooklyn has convicted Halima Salman, 27, a U.S. citizen and former resident of Brooklyn, of receiving military-type training from the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS) in Syria. Salman is also known by the name Umm Khattab al-Muhajir. The jury returned its verdict after a two-week trial. The source states that ISIS is a designated foreign terrorist organization. No further details on the training, the circumstances in Syria, or any additional charges or penalties were provided in the source text. #HalimaSalman #UmmKhattabalMuhajir #ISIS Source: US DOJ Press Releases [Continue Reading]

