Ontario Woman Faces Terrorism Charges for Alleged Attempt to Join ISIS

A member of the Iraqi counter-terrorism service (CTS) flashes the V-gesture as he stands near a rigged vehicle that was dismantled in Mosul after government forces retook control of the area from the ISIS terrorist group on Jan. 21, 2017. Ahmad Al-Rubaye/AFP via Getty Images

An Ontario woman is facing two counts of terrorism charges, including attempting to join ISIS, after she was arrested by the RCMP on Wednesday following a lengthy investigation.

Haleema Mustafa, 22, from Markham, has been charged with “participation in activities of a terrorist group and leaving Canada to participate in activities of a terrorist group,” the RCMP said in a press release.