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Paris Court Sentences Three French IS Returnees to 10–13 Years in Terrorism Case

Prosecutors had sought harsher terms, calling the women agents of terror tied to the Clain family.

La cour d’assises spéciale de Paris a condamné vendredi 26 septembre 2025 trois femmes à des peines allant de 10 ans à 13 ans de prison pour avoir appartenu au groupe État islamique (EI).
La Cour d’assises spéciale de Paris doit rendre son verdict vendredi.
Des femmes et des enfants au camp Roj, où sont détenus des proches de combattants présumés du groupe État islamique (EI), dans la province de Hassakah, au nord-est de la Syrie, le 8 octobre 2023

Overview

  • Jennyfer Clain was sentenced to 11 years in prison, below the 13 years requested by the anti-terror prosecutor.
  • Christine Allain received 13 years with a two-thirds safety period after prosecutors sought 15 years.
  • Mayalen Duhart was given 10 years with a deferred committal order, in line with the prosecution’s request.
  • The special assize court also imposed eight years of socio-judicial supervision on all three defendants.
  • The women joined the Islamic State in 2014 and were repatriated in 2019; earlier Friday, Clain offered public apologies to victims and to her children, who are civil parties placed in foster care.