Difference between revisions of "Allison Fluke-Ekren"
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She traveled to [[Syria]] several years ago to commit or support terrorism, | She traveled to [[Syria]] several years ago to commit or support terrorism, | ||
| − | and led a female ISIS battalion in that country,<ref>Sonnet Swire and Evan Perez, "[https://www.cnn.com/2022/01/29/politics/allison-fluke-ekren-syria-isis-justice-department-charges/index.html Kansas woman led female ISIS battalion in Syria, prosecutors say]", ''CNN'', January 29, 2022</ref> called ''Khatiba Nusaybah'', training women and children<ref name=bbc-31jan2022/> as young as six<ref name=bbc-4feb2022/> to use machine guns and suicide vests<ref name=bbc-31jan2022/> and planning to commit "violent jihad".<ref name=bbc-4feb2022>Tara McKelvey & Boer Deng, "[https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-60254827 'All-American girl' turned jihadist denied bail]," ''BBC,'' News, 4 February 2022.</ref> | + | and led a female ISIS battalion in that country,<ref>Sonnet Swire and Evan Perez, "[https://www.cnn.com/2022/01/29/politics/allison-fluke-ekren-syria-isis-justice-department-charges/index.html Kansas woman led female ISIS battalion in Syria, prosecutors say]", ''CNN'', January 29, 2022</ref> called ''Khatiba Nusaybah'',<ref name=doj/> training women and children<ref name=bbc-31jan2022/> as young as six<ref name=bbc-4feb2022/> to use machine guns and suicide vests<ref name=bbc-31jan2022/> and planning to commit "violent jihad".<ref name=bbc-4feb2022>Tara McKelvey & Boer Deng, "[https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-60254827 'All-American girl' turned jihadist denied bail]," ''BBC,'' News, 4 February 2022.</ref> |
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| − | The DOJ press release said that Allison Elizabeth Fluke-Ekren, aka ‘Allison Elizabeth Brooks,’ aka ‘Allison Ekren,’ aka <b>‘Umm Mohammed al-Amriki</b>,’ aka ‘Umm Mohammed’ and aka ‘Umm Jabril had direct involvement with Islamic terrorism being a resident of the United States.<ref>"[https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/american-woman-who-led-isis-battalion-charged-providing-material-support-terrorist American Woman Who Led ISIS Battalion Charged with Providing Material Support to a Terrorist Organization]", ''[[DOJ]]'', Jan 29, 2022</ref> | + | The DOJ press release said that Allison Elizabeth Fluke-Ekren, aka ‘Allison Elizabeth Brooks,’ aka ‘Allison Ekren,’ aka <b>‘Umm Mohammed al-Amriki</b>,’ aka ‘Umm Mohammed’ and aka ‘Umm Jabril had direct involvement with Islamic terrorism being a resident of the United States.<ref name=doj>"[https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/american-woman-who-led-isis-battalion-charged-providing-material-support-terrorist American Woman Who Led ISIS Battalion Charged with Providing Material Support to a Terrorist Organization]", ''[[DOJ]]'', Jan 29, 2022</ref> |
Revision as of 18:39, February 4, 2022
Allison Fluke-Ekren of Overbrook Kansas, aka Allision Elizabeth Brooks (aged 42), is a convert to Islam[1] who has provided material support to terrorist organizations. She has been arrested for leading and training ISIS forces in Syria.
She traveled to Syria several years ago to commit or support terrorism, and led a female ISIS battalion in that country,[2] called Khatiba Nusaybah,[3] training women and children[4] as young as six[5] to use machine guns and suicide vests[4] and planning to commit "violent jihad".[5]
Aliases:
The DOJ press release said that Allison Elizabeth Fluke-Ekren, aka ‘Allison Elizabeth Brooks,’ aka ‘Allison Ekren,’ aka ‘Umm Mohammed al-Amriki,’ aka ‘Umm Mohammed’ and aka ‘Umm Jabril had direct involvement with Islamic terrorism being a resident of the United States.[3]
Languages:
The (now) Muslim woman speaks also: Arabic, Turkish and Spanish.[6]
The husband of the ISIS mom had lost contact with his children for 10 years after she fled to the Middle East and ransomed them for $6,000 before faking her own death in Syria.[7]
Her family wants no contact with the ISIS mom.[4]
She is a former teacher.[1][8]
Plans
As a high-ranking member of ISIS, who trained in Egypt, Libya and Iraq before heading to Syria in 2012, Allison Fluke-Ekren planned to detonate explosives at an unidentified US college campus and “fantasized” about bombing a shopping mall, according to court records.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Isabel Vincent, "How US-born Allison Fluke-Ekren went from science teacher to ISIS radical", The NYPost, February 3, 2022.
As a high-ranking member of ISIS, who trained in Egypt, Libya and Iraq before heading to Syria in 2012, Allison Fluke-Ekren planned to detonate explosives at an unidentified US college campus and “fantasized” about bombing a shopping mall, according to court records.
- ↑ Sonnet Swire and Evan Perez, "Kansas woman led female ISIS battalion in Syria, prosecutors say", CNN, January 29, 2022
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "American Woman Who Led ISIS Battalion Charged with Providing Material Support to a Terrorist Organization", DOJ, Jan 29, 2022
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Family wants no contact with accused US IS member, BBC, Jan 31, 2022
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Tara McKelvey & Boer Deng, "'All-American girl' turned jihadist denied bail," BBC, News, 4 February 2022.
- ↑ Laura Johnson, "What to know about Allison Fluke-Ekren, former Kansas woman accused of ISIS plot", Topeka Capital-Journal, Feb 1, 2022
- ↑ Greg Woodfield, "EXCLUSIVE: 'I hope they lock her up and throw away the key.' Ex-husband of Kansas 'ISIS mom' reveals he lost contact with his children for 10 years after she fled to the Middle East and ransomed them for $6,000 before faking her own death in Syria", Dailymail.Com, 03 Feb 2022
- ↑ "American Woman Accused of Prominent Role in Islamic State", NYT, Jan 29, 2022.
The woman, Allison Fluke-Ekren, 42, a former teacher from Kansas, was charged with providing material support to a terrorist organization.