Widow of ISIS leader charged in death of U.S. hostage
- 8 years ago
The widow of a key ISIS leader has been charged as part of a conspiracy that resulted in the death of American hostage Kayla Mueller in February 2015, the U.S. Justice Department said Monday.
Umm Sayyaf, also known as Nasrin As'ad Ibrahim, was captured by U.S. forces in a raid in Deir Ezzor, Syria, in May.
She was married to Abu Sayyaf, a senior ISIS operative, who was killed in the same raid in eastern Syria in 2015.
Sayyaf, 25, was charged in federal court on Monday with "conspiring to provide material support to a designated foreign terrorist organization resulting in death," the Justice Department announced.
Umm and Abu Sayyaf forcibly held Mueller and other female captives in several of their residences after the American was captured in northern Syria in 2013, according to the indictment.
Mueller was killed in February 2015.
At the time, ISIS said she was killed by a coalition strike.
The United States confirmed her death but denied it was by a coalition strike.
Umm Sayyaf, also known as Nasrin As'ad Ibrahim, was captured by U.S. forces in a raid in Deir Ezzor, Syria, in May.
She was married to Abu Sayyaf, a senior ISIS operative, who was killed in the same raid in eastern Syria in 2015.
Sayyaf, 25, was charged in federal court on Monday with "conspiring to provide material support to a designated foreign terrorist organization resulting in death," the Justice Department announced.
Umm and Abu Sayyaf forcibly held Mueller and other female captives in several of their residences after the American was captured in northern Syria in 2013, according to the indictment.
Mueller was killed in February 2015.
At the time, ISIS said she was killed by a coalition strike.
The United States confirmed her death but denied it was by a coalition strike.