Russian woman traveled to Syria to join the Islamic State terrorist group

Officers of the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) regional branch in the Adygea Region have opened criminal proceedings against a woman residing in the region who has colluded with the Islamic State (IS) terrorist group, the press service for the branch told reporters.

“It was identified that the woman had travelled to Turkey aboard a Sochi-Istanbul flight and then left for Syria where she is complicit in the Islamic State activities.

The investigative department of the Russian FSB regional branch launched a criminal case,” the press service noted. It also clarified that taking part in terrorist activity carries a punishment of between 10 and 20 years behind bars without any alternative.

Source: TASS News