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Brooklyn Jury Convicts Halima Salman of ISIS Training

By Drooid · Oct 28, 2026, 03:00 UTC · How we work

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Summary

A federal jury in Brooklyn convicted Halima Salman of receiving ISIS military training.
Prosecutors said she trained with an AK-47 in the Nusaybah Khatiba brigade.
She faces up to 10 years in prison and is free on $500,000 bond pending sentencing on Feb. 2.
Her lawyers filed a motion to overturn the verdict, citing lack of evidence.

History

The September 11 2001 al-Qaeda attacks killed 2,977 people and spurred the October 2001 USA PATRIOT Act, which let the FBI monitor over 1,000 suspected extremists. That framework produced long sentences such as Najibullah Zazi’s 23-year term in 2009 and now underpins the Brooklyn jury’s conviction of Halima Salman, illustrating the enduring post-9/11 legal legacy.

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Historical Context

The September 11 2001 al-Qaeda attacks killed 2,977 people and spurred the October 2001 USA PATRIOT Act, which let the FBI monitor over 1,000 suspected extremists. That framework produced long sentences such as Najibullah Zazi’s 23-year term in 2009 and now underpins the Brooklyn jury’s conviction of Halima Salman, illustrating the enduring post-9/11 legal legacy.

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