Denmark imprisons ISIS woman, strips her of citizenship

QAMISHLI, Syria (North Press) – A Danish court sentenced a 38-year-old woman to four years in prison and removed her Danish citizenship on charges of promoting the Islamic State (ISIS) in Syria.

She promoted ISIS “by acting as a housewife and wife of persons that were active in IS, helped ISIS maintain and consolidate its position in the area,” according to the Court of Kolding in southern Denmark.

According to local media outlets, the woman entered Syria with her husband and six children in 2015, where she lived as a mother and housewife in Raqqa city, which served as the capital of ISIS’ proclaimed caliphate.

The court also ruled that the woman, who also has a Bosnian citizenship, should be deported from Denmark with a permanent entry ban. The verdict can be appealed within the next 14 days.

The woman was repatriated from Roj camp in northeastern Syria in October 2021.

On November 18, 2022, a court in Copenhagen sentenced another Danish woman to three years behind bars for supporting ISIS in Syria.