Kimberly Polman of Squamish, B.C., has pleaded guilty to a terrorism charge under an agreement one month before her scheduled Nov. 9 trial date, the Public Prosecution Service of Canada said.
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Kimberly Polman, a British Columbia resident from Squamish, pleaded guilty to one count of leaving Canada to participate in the activities of a terrorist group, namely the Islamic State, the Public Prosecution Service of Canada (PPS) confirmed on Oct. 9, 2026—one month before her trial was scheduled to begin on Nov. 9.
PPS said a sentencing hearing has not yet been scheduled.
According to the RCMP, Polman was among Canadian women who travelled to ISIS-held territory in Syria and was captured by U.S.-backed Kurdish fighters in 2019. She returned home to Canada in 2022.
The PPS noted that Polman had depicted herself as a victim who naively married an ISIS fighter she met online, but the RCMP alleged she was committed to the group.
In an RCMP report cited by the PPS, Polman was described as part of the all-female ISIS battalion Nusaybah Katibah, which provided weapons training to women. After being flown back to Canada, she was released to live at home in B.C. under court-ordered conditions.
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