# Halima Salman convicted of receiving ISIS military training in Syria, faces 10 years in prison

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/halima-salman-convicted-of-receiving-isis-military-training-in-syria-faces-10-years-in-prison/
- Published: 2026-10-28T03:20:45+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-28T04:50:08+00:00
- Original publisher: Fox News (publisher lean: Far right)
- Original article: https://www.foxnews.com/us/halima-salman-convicted-receiving-isis-military-training-syria-faces-10-years-prison
- Topics: Culture, Fashion, Middle East, World

## Key points

- Halima Salman was convicted of receiving ISIS military-style training in Syria.
- She faces up to 10 years in prison.
- Her defence has asked the judge to set aside the verdict.

## Summary

A federal jury convicted Halima Salman of knowingly receiving military-style training from ISIS in Syria, in what was believed to be the first US federal trial of a woman accused of joining the group. The verdict holds the 27-year-old US citizen accountable for her involvement, while her defence argued she was taken to Syria as a teenager and later faced pressure from her father and husband.

Prosecutors said Salman married an ISIS fighter at 18, pledged loyalty to the organisation and received permission to carry an assault rifle; a training certificate was later found on her husband’s phone. She was detained in Syria in 2019 and arrested after returning to New York in 2024. She faces up to 10 years in prison and is due to be sentenced on 2 February; her lawyers have asked the judge to overturn the verdict.

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