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Kimberly Polman, a resident of Squamish, British Columbia and mother of three, pleaded guilty to leaving Canada to participate in terrorist activities with the Islamic State (ISIS). She was apprehended by U.S.-backed Kurdish fighters in Syria in 2019 and returned to Canada in 2022. Polman had initially portrayed herself as a victim who married an ISIS fighter online without understanding the group's nature, but RCMP reports suggest she was actively involved with the all-female Nusaybah Katibah battalion, which provided weapons training to women within ISIS.
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In November 2023, a British Columbia woman named Kimberly Polman pleaded guilty to a terrorism charge related to her involvement with the Islamic State in Syria. She had been captured by U.S.-backed Kurdish fighters in 2019 and returned to Canada in 2022. Originally scheduled for trial on November 9, Polman admitted to leaving Canada to participate in activities of a terrorist group while depicting herself as a victim who married an ISIS fighter online without knowing his true intentions. However, the RCMP alleged that she was committed to the group's cause and not merely a naive participant. The sentencing hearing has yet to be scheduled.
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A British Columbia woman caught in Syria during the war against ISIS has now pleaded guilty to a terrorism charge one month ahead of her scheduled trial date.
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Kimberly Polman pleaded guilty to one count of leaving Canada to participate in the activities of a terrorist group, namely the Islamic State, the Public Prosecution Service of Canada confirmed.
Her trial was scheduled to begin on Nov. 9.
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The prosecution service said a sentencing hearing has not yet been scheduled.
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The resident of Squamish, B.C., was among dozens of Canadian women who flocked to ISIS-held territory when the terrorist group held parts of Syria.
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The mother of three was captured by U.S.-backed Kurdish fighters in 2019, and returned home to Canada in 2022.
Polman has depicted herself as a victim who naively married an ISIS fighter she met online, but the RCMP alleged she was committed to the group.
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According to an RCMP report, Polman was part of the all-female ISIS battalion, Nusaybah Katibah, which provided weapons training to women.
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When she was flown back to Canada, she was released to live at home in B.C. under court-ordered conditions.
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