Emilie Konig

Emilie Konig
Emilie Konig
Born	1984 (age 35–36); Brittany, France
Nationality	France
Known for	Alleged to have been an IS recruiter

Emilie König is a citizen of France, who converted to Islam, and who is alleged to have served as a recruiter, once she went to live in the Islamic State.[1] According to the New York Times, she is one of just two women who the United Nations has asked member nations to freeze their financial assets due to suspected ties to terrorism.[2]

König was born in Brittany, France.[1] Her father was a policeman. She converted to Islam, as a teenager, and started wearing a black abaya and face covering. König has two children from a marriage that ended in divorce.[1]

In 2012, König was the subject of a documentary, Emilie König vs Ummu Tawwab, about French Muslims who wore face coverings.[1]

König traveled to Syria later in 2012,[1] leaving her children in France. According to the New York Times, she eventually became "a prominent propagandist and recruiter for the Islamic State".

In late 2017, after years of fighting, the breakaway region Raqqa fell to militias from Kurdistan.[1] König, and many other followers, fell into Kurdish custody. She apologized to her family, and to France, and pleaded to be repatriated. On January 11, 2018, the New York Times profiled her, and described the difficult choices her plea for repatriation posed for policy makers in France.

References

Alissa J. Rubin (2018-01-11). "She Left France to Fight in Syria. Now She Wants to Return. But Can She?". New York Times. Paris, France. Retrieved 2018-01-11. A woman who left France and became a prominent propagandist and recruiter for the Islamic State has asked her family, friends and country for a pardon.
Rex Tillerson. "Individuals and Entities Designated by the State Department Under E.O. 13224". United States Department of State. Retrieved 2018-01-11.

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[NYTimes2018-01-11-1] Alissa J. Rubin (2018-01-11). "She Left France to Fight in Syria. Now She Wants to Return. But Can She?". New York Times. Paris, France. Retrieved 2018-01-11. A woman who left France and became a prominent propagandist and recruiter for the Islamic State has asked her family, friends and country for a pardon.

[Eo13224Konig-2] Rex Tillerson. "Individuals and Entities Designated by the State Department Under E.O. 13224". United States Department of State. Retrieved 2018-01-11.