BC Woman Who Married ISIS Fighter Charged With Terrorism

Published on July 6, 2024

A British Columbia woman who left Canada to marry an ISIS fighter in Syria has been charged with terrorism-related offenses. B.C. RCMP say that Kimberly Polman, 51, has been charged with one count of leaving Canada to participate in activity of a terrorist group, and one count of participating in activity of a terrorist group. The charges stem from a criminal investigation into Ms. Polman, who lives in Squamish, according to a July 6 RCMP news release. She was accused of leaving Canada and travelling to Syria in 2015 to join ISIS. Ms. Polman was repatriated to Canada in October 2022 and was placed on several bail conditions....

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