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American nurse who was arrested for trying to join ISIS set her Facebook profile to 'slave of Allah': Denver teen also wrote that U.S. women dress like s****' after she was seduced by a Syrian militant
A 19-year-old Denver woman has been arrested on terrorism charges for allegedly plotting to travel to Syria and join an Islamist extremist she had met online and was planning to marry.
Shannon Maureen Conley was taken into custody in April while trying to board a flight to Turkey with the alleged goal of meeting up with members of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria group, also known as ISIS, it was revealed on Wednesday.
According to a criminal complaint filed with the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado, Conley conspired to commit an offense against the United States.
When questioned by officials, the teenager freely admitted that she wanted to use her American military training to wage jihad on the U.S., CBS Denver reported.
Her social media posts show that she became increasingly radicalized and angry at her native country in the weeks leading up to her arrest.
On her Facebook page, under the Islamic name Halima, she listed her job as 'Slave to Allah.' She posted a photo on her Pintrest account that appears to show her and a friend wearing burkas that show only their eyes.
On March 27 on her Google+ account she wrote: 'when there are so few mujahideen, is it not our duty to fight regardless of our country of birth and/or residence?'
In January when she Al Qaeda propaganda mastermind Anwar al-Awlaki was killed in a US drone strike, she wrote: 'May Allah accept his martyrdom.'
After her arrest, Conley told investigators she liked the idea of 'guerrilla warfare because she could do it alone.'
Court papers released Wednesday indicate that Ms Conley told the Joint Terrorism Task Force that she was a Muslim convert.
'If they think I'm a terrorist, I'll give them something to think I am,' the 19-year-old allegedly declared, referring to staffers at a local church where she had been taken classes.
Conley had met someone known to her as 'Y.M' online who said he wanted to marry her and help her join the ranks of Islamic extremists in Syria, court documents stated.
He suitor apparently was a 32-year-old Tunisian man who claimed to be fighting for ISIS.
FBI agents have become aware of Conley's communication with the foreign national and reached out to the 19-year-old and her parents, John and Ana Conley, urging her not to go to Syria, NBC reported.
But according to a federal official, Conley could not be dissuaded. He added that the 19-year-old suffers from mental problems.
Mr Conley told agents that his daughter described jihad to him as a struggle to help the poor and the downtrodden, but she herself had been plagued by doubts about what was expected of her as a Muslim woman.
'She conceded her knowledge of Islam was based solely on her own research that she conducted on the Internet,' the affidavit said.
According to the charging papers cited by The Denver Channel, Ms Conley was fully aware she was speaking to federal agents when she aired her favorable view of jihad and declared that law enforcement agents are legitimate targets.
Read more: Shannon Maureen Conley arrested at Denver airport as she prepared 'to join ISIS' | Mail Online
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A 19-year-old Denver woman has been arrested on terrorism charges for allegedly plotting to travel to Syria and join an Islamist extremist she had met online and was planning to marry.
Shannon Maureen Conley was taken into custody in April while trying to board a flight to Turkey with the alleged goal of meeting up with members of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria group, also known as ISIS, it was revealed on Wednesday.
According to a criminal complaint filed with the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado, Conley conspired to commit an offense against the United States.
When questioned by officials, the teenager freely admitted that she wanted to use her American military training to wage jihad on the U.S., CBS Denver reported.
Her social media posts show that she became increasingly radicalized and angry at her native country in the weeks leading up to her arrest.
On her Facebook page, under the Islamic name Halima, she listed her job as 'Slave to Allah.' She posted a photo on her Pintrest account that appears to show her and a friend wearing burkas that show only their eyes.
On March 27 on her Google+ account she wrote: 'when there are so few mujahideen, is it not our duty to fight regardless of our country of birth and/or residence?'
In January when she Al Qaeda propaganda mastermind Anwar al-Awlaki was killed in a US drone strike, she wrote: 'May Allah accept his martyrdom.'
After her arrest, Conley told investigators she liked the idea of 'guerrilla warfare because she could do it alone.'
Court papers released Wednesday indicate that Ms Conley told the Joint Terrorism Task Force that she was a Muslim convert.
'If they think I'm a terrorist, I'll give them something to think I am,' the 19-year-old allegedly declared, referring to staffers at a local church where she had been taken classes.
Conley had met someone known to her as 'Y.M' online who said he wanted to marry her and help her join the ranks of Islamic extremists in Syria, court documents stated.
He suitor apparently was a 32-year-old Tunisian man who claimed to be fighting for ISIS.
FBI agents have become aware of Conley's communication with the foreign national and reached out to the 19-year-old and her parents, John and Ana Conley, urging her not to go to Syria, NBC reported.
But according to a federal official, Conley could not be dissuaded. He added that the 19-year-old suffers from mental problems.
Mr Conley told agents that his daughter described jihad to him as a struggle to help the poor and the downtrodden, but she herself had been plagued by doubts about what was expected of her as a Muslim woman.
'She conceded her knowledge of Islam was based solely on her own research that she conducted on the Internet,' the affidavit said.
According to the charging papers cited by The Denver Channel, Ms Conley was fully aware she was speaking to federal agents when she aired her favorable view of jihad and declared that law enforcement agents are legitimate targets.
Read more: Shannon Maureen Conley arrested at Denver airport as she prepared 'to join ISIS' | Mail Online
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