Alabama Woman Who Fled U.S. to Join ISIS Gives Rare Interview

‘BROKE ME COMPLETELY’

Hoda Muthana joined ISIS at 20 and had a child with one of its fighters. Now she has spoken out about her time with the terror group.

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Published Jan. 9 2023 4:00AM EST

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A woman who ran away from her home in Alabama at the age of 20 to join the terror group Islamic State has broken her silence from a detention camp in Syria, claiming she will serve jail time in the U.S.

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Alabama Woman Who Fled U.S. to Join ISIS Gives Rare Interview

Hoda Muthana joined ISIS at 20 and had a child with one of its fighters. Now she has spoken out about her time with the terror group.

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Alabama Woman Who Fled U.S. to Join ISIS Gives Rare Interview

Hoda Muthana joined ISIS at 20 and had a child with one of its fighters. Now she has spoken out about her time with the terror group.

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