The battered life of Vanessa B., judged for attempting to kill her jihadist husband with a shotgun in Syria

In spring 2014, Vanessa B. shot her jihadist husband in Raqqa, Syria, using a shotgun he had gifted her. He survived the attack, while she narrowly escaped execution under ISIS law. Her case will be examined in a special court in Paris starting October 21, where she faces charges including attempted murder and terrorist association. Vanessa B. is the only returnee prosecuted for attempted murder committed in Syria.