Overview
- The 34-year-old Syria returnee is accused of belonging to the Islamic State between September 2015 and October 2017 in Iraq and Syria.
- Prosecutors allege she traveled with her husband to the conflict zone, ran the household, and cared for their minor children while he allegedly took part in combat.
- The indictment states she received weapons training and allowed her children to be instructed in firearms.
- Authorities say she got four IS payments totaling $800 and lived in IS-provided housing that had likely been unlawfully seized.
- Her husband reportedly died in an October 2017 U.S. drone strike; she left via Turkey, was detained there for illegal entry, returned to Germany in February 2019, currently lives in Herne on release, and faces potential sentences of up to ten years, with the presumption of innocence applying.