Quebec Woman Pleads Guilty in ISIS Support Case

Oumaima Chouay, a 29-year-old Quebec woman, became the first person in Canada convicted of providing support to a terrorist group by marrying an ISIS fighter and raising children under the group's doctrine. She pleaded guilty to one count of participating in terrorist activities, with three other terror-related charges stayed as part of her plea deal. Chouay was sentenced to one day in custody plus 110 days of pretrial detention served, along with three years of probation. She is not suspected of direct combat or terrorist acts. Independent experts and the RCMP assessed her risk to society as very low, citing her remorse, responsibility, and participation in deradicalization therapy. The sentence was jointly recommended by prosecution and defense to balance community protection with her demonstrated change.