female foreign terrorist fighters

ISIS Women in Court: Nadine K. – Time to Reflect?

The women who left Germany to join ISIS and returned are standing trial. This CEP blog series follows the trials of some of these female returnees. The discussions on Monika K., Nadine K., and Marcia M. can be found here , here , and here . An...

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ISIS Women in Court: Marcia M. – A Perfect Cover?

The women who left Germany to join ISIS and returned are standing trial. This CEP blog series follows the trials of some of these female returnees. The first part on Monika K. can be found here , and the second part on Nadine K. here . An overview of...

ISIS Women in Court: Nadine K. – What Role in the Yazidi Genocide?

The women who left Germany to join ISIS and returned are standing trial. This new CEP blog series follows the trials of some of these female returnees. The first part on Monika K. can be found here . An overview of the state of prosecutions in...

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CEP Senior Advisor Ian Acheson writes: "After all, here is a bright young woman who carefully planned her journey to a war zone to marry a jihadist, and then remained in moral support of violent extremists for years, bearing three children (all now dead). Indeed, the judgment underlines the point that she had agency – a point often missed by those who argue that she is a victim first and foremost. But the fact remains, our national security is better served by her repatriation to this country, to be charged and tried by her peers."

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February 23, 2023
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"Read also: In Germany, the Parliament recognizes that the Yazidis suffered a “genocide” in Iraq and Syria
“It is important that we plan to try ‘returned’ women [rapatriées]not only for belonging to ISIS but for crimes against Yazidis”, comments Sofia Koller, of the American NGO Counter Extremism Project." 

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February 21, 2023
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"« Il est important que l’on projette de juger des femmes “retournées” [rapatriées], non seulement pour appartenance à l’EI mais pour les crimes contre les yézidis », commente Sofia Koller, de l’ONG américaine Counter Extremism Project. "
 

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February 21, 2023
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ISIS Women in Court: Monika K. – Crowdfunding for the Islamic State?

The women who left Germany to join ISIS and returned are standing trial. This new CEP blog series follows the trials of some of these female returnees. An overview of the state of prosecutions can be found here (available in English and German) and...

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CEP Senior Advisor Ian Acheson writes: "Repatriating Begum would also give us a greater opportunity to examine the performance of state and local authorities, and whether they could and should have intervened as three Bethnal Green schoolgirls transformed into Isis brides."

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January 12, 2023
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CEP Senior Research Analyst Sofia Koller referenced in a regional German newspaper reporting on a conference on female perpetrators in Erlangen, where Koller gave a presentation on the prosecution of female returnees. 

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November 22, 2022
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"About  1,150 individuals left Germany and traveled to the Middle East to join ISIS and other terrorist groups.  Germany has conducted various repatriation operations bringing back ISIS-affiliated women and minors though many male fighters remain in Syria and Iraq. According to a recent report published by the Counter Extremism Project, at least 7 women and 22 children remain in the Al-Roj camp, with 2 German women also present in the Al-Howl camp in Northeast Syria.
The Bulan Institute interviewed Ms. Sofia Koller, a Senior Research Analyst at the Counter Extremism Project (CEP) in Germany. She conducted extensive research on the state approaches in EU countries toward former fighters and their family members."

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October 31, 2022
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Extremists: Their Words. Their Actions.

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On May 8, 2019, Taliban insurgents detonated an explosive-laden vehicle and then broke into American NGO Counterpart International’s offices in Kabul. At least seven people were killed and 24 were injured.

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