The FBI says a woman from Colorado was helping the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria -- the violent jihadist group that recently renamed itself Islamic State -- the Washington Post website reports today (July 3, 2014).
The 19-year-old woman was arrested in April as she allegedly attempted to board a flight she hoped would ultimately get her to Syria. There, she planned to meet with Islamic State members, FBI officials said today. She is charged with conspiring to help a foreign terrorist organization, court documents show.
Shannon Maureen Conley -- a Muslim convert -- was arrested April 8 at Denver International Airport after telling federal agents she planned to go live with a Tunisian man she met online who claimed to be fighting for Islamic State. Conley -- a nurse's aide -- said she planned to become a housewife and a nurse at the man's camp.
She also told federal agents she wanted to utilize the American military training she gained from the U.S. Army Explorers to launch a holy war in the Middle East. The documents state that her "legitimate targets of attack" included military facilities, government employees, and public officials.
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