US charges Daesh widow in death of American Kayla Mueller

The widow of one of the leaders of the Daesh (ISIL) terrorist group who was killed in a US raid last year has been charged in a US federal court with contributing to the death of American aid worker Kayla Mueller in Syria.

Nisreen Assad Ibrahim Bahar, also known as Umm Sayyaf, was charged on Monday with conspiracy to provide material support to a foreign terror organization, resulting in death, the US Justice Department said Monday.

Umm Sayyaf, 25, is an Iraqi citizen who was married to Abu Sayyaf, a high level Tunisian commander of Daesh.

After her capture last year by US special forces, Umm Sayyaf admitted to FBI agents that she was responsible for Mueller's captivity while her husband traveled.

The criminal complaint against her was filed by federal prosecutors in Alexandria, Virginia. She is currently in Iraqi custody and facing prosecution there.

"We fully support the Iraqi prosecution of Sayyaf and will continue to work with the authorities there to pursue our shared goal of holding Sayyaf accountable for her crimes," Assistant Attorney General John Carlin, head of the Justice Department's national security division, said in a statement.

Mueller, of Prescott, Arizona, was seized by Daesh militants in August 2013 while leaving a hospital in Aleppo in northern Syria. She was killed in February, 2015 in Syria when Jordanian fighter jets bombed a building where she was being held.

US intelligence officials say the 26-year-old “humanitarian aid worker” was forced to have sex with Daesh leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi.

Daesh, which controls parts of Syria and Iraq, is engaged in crimes against humanity in areas under its control.

The terrorists have been carrying out horrific acts of violence such as public decapitations and crucifixions against all communities, including Shias, Sunnis, Kurds, and Christians.

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