A woman with Osage County connections has received a lengthy sentence in federal prison for her role in developing terrorism.
Allison Fluke-Ekren, age 42, was sentenced to 20 years in prison after admitting she led an all-female battalion in the Islamic State, including girls as young as 10 years old. Training sessions included use of automatic weapons, grenades and suicide belts.
The prison term is the maximum available under federal law and came after urging by her children, who said Fluke-Ekren physically and sexually abused them, accusations Fluke-Ekren denies.
Fluke-Ekren pleaded guilty to conspiring to provide material support or resources to a foreign terrorist organization in June. She lived for several years near Overbrook but moved to the Middle East afterward, including stops in Egypt, Libya and Syria.
