A federal jury in the US finds Halima Salman, a 27-year-old New York woman, guilty of receiving military training from the Islamic State in Syria. The Department of Justice says prosecutors presented evidence that she received weapons training and pledged loyalty to the group, following a two-week trial.
Multiple outlets describe Salman as someone who traveled to ISIS-controlled territory as a teenager and married an ISIS fighter. Al-Monitor and The Independent add that, before capture by anti-ISIS forces and detention pending repatriation, Salman was part of a broader group of foreign women who went or were taken to the territory and then married jihadists. Other coverage highlights the case background, including accounts of her father arranging the marriage.
Several outlets also note the broader significance of the prosecution. The New York Post and Washington Examiner frame the conviction as a rare instance of a woman standing trial in the US for ISIS-related training.
