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( Kansas woman Allison Fluke-Ekren , 42 , who was captured in Syria , pleaded guilty to terrorism charges in a Virginia courtroom on Tuesday . Courtesy of Good Morning America and YouTube . Post- ed on Jun 8 , 2022 .)

In 2014 , she and second hus- band traveled to Turkey , and then Syria . In 2015 , they traveled to Iraq , and in Feb . 2017 , she es- tablished Khatiba Nusaybah in Syria . She was involved in ter- rorist activity from Sept . 2011 to May 2019 . She is expected to be sentenced in Oct . 2022 .

These more recent examples underscore the female ter- rorist threat aligned with vi- olent jihadism is alive and well .

Better comprehending this risk is important as govern- ment authorities continue their efforts undermining ter- rorism at home and abroad .

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