Alabama woman who joined Islamic State says she still hopes to return to US

Hoda Muthana, currently detained by Kurdish forces, says she is prepared to serve prison time and advocate against extremism

A woman who ran away from home in Alabama at the age of 20, joined the Islamic State group and had a child with one of its fighters says she still hopes to return to the United States, serve prison time if necessary, and advocate against extremism.

Speaking from the Roj detention camp in Syria, where she is detained by US-allied Kurdish forces, Hoda Muthana said she was brainwashed by online traffickers into joining the group in 2014 and regrets everything except her young son.