Who Is The German Woman Who Was Arrested For Fighting For Islamic State In Syria?

German Woman Arrested: Stephanie A., a German woman was arrested on Wednesday,  24th March. She is accused of fighting for the extremist group of the Islamic controlled territories of Syria. According to reports, she travelled to Syria in 2016 to join her husband who was involved in the fight too.

The woman, identified as Stephanie A, allegedly went to the Islam controlled Territories of Syria and fought for the extremist group there with her son who was a minor. She travelled to Syria in 2016, according to reports, to join her husband. Her husband left Germany the previous year to join the fight for ISIS (Islamic States Of Iraq and Syria).

Who Is The German Woman Fighting For IS And Why Was She Arrested?

Stephanie was also suspected to be involved with some foreign terrorist groups and join ISIS after her arrival with her husband. She became an IS fighter by playing an important role in indulging her son in the fight. She decided to get her son firearms training from a training camp run by the group. The son participated in military operations.

However, in the year 2018, her son was killed in a raid and Stephanie, along with her husband, was arrested.

Other Women Who Were Arrested Over ISIS Membership

Lebanese-German woman arrested as she took her four young children with her to Syria and accused of joining ISIS. The woman was identified as Fadia S. The lawyers said that she moved with her children to Syria in 2015 as she wanted to live with her husband in an Islamic state. Reportedly, she travelled to Syria as she wanted to meet her husband, identified as Ahmad S, in Raqqa. Fadia is known to have taken care of other women and children while their husbands and fathers went for military training and operations.

A woman identified as Afshan Jabeen was arrested in the year 2017, for her connections with ISIS. She was alleged to be responsible for the online recruitment of ISIS members. She used to perform such acts while staying in Dubai and arrested when she landed in Hyderabad, India.