COPENHAGEN, Denmark—A 30-year-old Norwegian woman who was repatriated by Norway from a refugee camp in Syria because her son was sick was sentenced Tuesday to 3 1/2 years in prison by an Oslo court for participating in the ISIS terrorist group. The case was a first in Norway. Oslo District Court Judge Ingemar Nestor Nilsen said the woman, who was not identified, “has participated in a terrorist organization, and that she did so knowingly and on purpose,” Norwegian broadcaster NRK reported. The woman was not an ISIS terrorist but as homemaker her role “was highlighted as invaluable supporters who enabled jihad (and) provided a basis for the ISIS recruits to be highly motivated at the front,” Nilsen said. “They contributed to the arrival of new generations of ISIS recruits who could follow suit.” The woman, who has appealed both the sentence and the verdict, was 22 years old when she …
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