Kansas Woman Accused of Leading ISIS Battalion Ordered Held Without Bail

Kansas Woman Accused of Leading ISIS Battalion Ordered Held Without Bail
Signage is seen at the United States Department of Justice headquarters in Washington, on Aug. 29, 2020. Andrew Kelly/Reuters
Alice Giordano
Alice Giordano
Freelance reporter
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Zachary Stieber
Zachary Stieber
Senior Reporter
|Updated:
A Kansas woman who is accused of plotting terrorist attacks on American soil was ordered held without bail during a hearing on Monday.

Allison Elizabeth Fluke-Ekren, 42, who was transported to the United States after being arrested in Syria on Jan. 27, allegedly led a battalion for the ISIS terrorist group. According to charging documents, she plotted to carry out bombings in America, including of a shopping mall.

Alice Giordano is a freelance reporter for The Epoch Times. She is a former news correspondent for The Boston Globe, Associated Press, and the New England bureau of The New York Times.
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