Kansas woman charged with joining and leading Islamic State battalion
by Associated Press in Falls Church, Virginia from US news | The Guardian on (#5VJDX)
Allison Fluke-Ekren's all-female militant group was trained in the use of grenades, AK-47 rifles and suicide belts, authorities say
A woman who once lived in Kansas before moving to Egypt and Syria has been charged with joining the Islamic State (IS) terrorist group and leading an all-female battalion of AK-47 wielding militants.
The US attorney in Alexandria, Virginia, announced on Saturday that Allison Fluke-Ekren, 42, had been arrested and charged with providing material support to a terrorist organization.
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