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Toronto-area woman faces charges after allegedly trying to join terrorist group

Miriam Katawazi CTVNewsToronto.ca Journalist

Published Wednesday, August 26, 2020 5:56PM EDT Last Updated Thursday, August 27, 2020 8:50AM EDT

The RCMP logo is seen outside Royal Canadian Mounted Police "E" Division Headquarters, in Surrey, B.C., on April 13, 2018. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

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TORONTO -- A Toronto-area woman has been charged with two terrorism-related offences after she allegedly attempted to join ISIS.

A senior official with the RCMP told CTV News that the woman was taken into custody in Markham on Tuesday.

Haleema Mustafa has now been charged with leaving Canada to participate in the activities of a terrorist group and participation in the activities of a terrorist group.

The woman’s husband, Ikar Mao of Guelph, Ont., was arrested and charged under the two terrorism-related offences back in December and he is still in custody, the official said.

RCMP said they believe the couple travelled to Turkey 10 months ago to join ISIS and that they are both charged in relation to this trip.