German Court Convicts ISIS Returnee Who Took Daughter to Syria

German Court Convicts ISIS Returnee Who Took Daughter to Syria
Policemen secure the entrance to the court building where the trial against Gambian defendant Bai L., accused of of crimes against humanity, murder and attempted murder, is taking place in Celle, northern Germany, on April 25, 2022. Ronny Hartmann/AFP via Getty Images
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BERLIN—A German woman who took her young daughter to Syria, joined the ISIS group there, and allegedly took advantage of an enslaved Yazidi woman was convicted Wednesday of membership in a terrorist organization and other offenses.

The state court in Celle said the 34-year-old, who has been identified only as Romiena S. in line with German privacy rules, was sentenced to three years and three months in prison. She was also convicted of being an accessory to a crime against humanity, abducting a minor, and breaching her duties of welfare and education.