A 42-year-old woman who was born in Kansas was sentenced by a judge to 20 years in prison Tuesday for leading an all-female ISIS battalion in Raqqa, Syria.
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In a plea deal made with the government, Fluke-Ekren admitted she translated and analyzed documents taken from the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, Libya, after theShe tried to explain to the court some of her actions during the seven years she spent in Syria."I was afraid of my conduct in Benghazi. I just didn’t see a way out."
Federal Judge Leonie Brinkema said she did not find Fluke-Ekren’s claims"wholly credible," saying she had"downplayed the impact" of her role in the Benghazi attack."I don’t believe you were a passive dupe. You knowingly and voluntarily were an accessory after the fact."
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