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. Prosecutors identified Salman as also using the name Umm Khattab al-Muhajir.

The case was heard in federal court in Brooklyn before U.S. The source states the conviction followed a two-week trial.

The verdict is tied to a designated foreign terrorist organization and to training received in Syria, but the source provides no additional details on the circumstances of the training, the evidence presented, or any sentence or further court action. The only verified operational outcome stated is the jury conviction.

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