 A United States woman has confessed to leading an all-female squadron for the so-called Islamic States group in Syria, as well as plotting attacks on American soil. Al-Sinfluk Akron pleaded guilty to one count of providing support to the group and admitted to training over 100 women and girls for violence. The mother and teacher turned IS leader left the U.S. in 2011 and worked with a terror group in Libya before Syria. She faces a maximum of 20 years in prison at Ascentosin in October. Fluk Akron, 42, a former biology student and school teacher, travelled to Syria to join the group after living in Egypt and Turkey. While with IS, she led Khartiba Nuseba, an all-female battalion based in its defacto capital of Raka, Syria. Fresh news updates