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Brooklyn woman found guilty of training with ISIS after dad brought her to Syria

The Independent·Larry Neumeister and Jennifer Peltz·about 11 hours ago
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A New York woman who was taken to Syria as a teenager by her father, who arranged her marriage to an Islamic State fighter, was convicted Tuesday of receiving weapons training from the militant group.

Prosecutors said U.S. citizen Halima Salman pledged loyalty to the extremist group and willingly participated in its activities.

Jurors were shown a video of her holding an assault rifle, a photo of her with the group's flag, and loving texts she sent her husband.

“The evidence shows that the defendant received military training from a violent, brutal, terrorist organization; an organization that is responsible for attacks across the world,” Assistant U.S. Attorney Amanda Shami told the jury in a closing argument.

The defense sought to portray Salman, now 27, as a teenager who was unwittingly trapped in Syria's civil war, first by her father and later by an extremist husband whose orders she had to follow.

“You try to leave, it is death,” Salman testified.…

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