Yolanda Martínez Cobos
Yolanda Martínez Cobos, born in Madrid in 1983, is the estranged wife of Omar el Harchi el Fertaj. She converted to Islam and moved to Syria with her husband and their children in 2014. Following her return to Spain, she was arrested in January 2023 for her alleged involvement with ISIS, and is currently awaiting sentencing. Yolanda's story illustrates the challenges faced by families of individuals involved in terrorism and the legal complexities surrounding their reintegration into society.
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Yolanda Martínez Cobos was repatriated to Spain in 2023 from the ISIS family camp of Al Roj along with her four children.
Un yihadista español, entre los 5.704 reos trasladados por Estados Unidos de Siria a Irak | Internacional
Spain· 2026-02-19
Yolanda Martínez was repatriated to Spain in January 2023 after spending nearly four years in refugee camps and was sentenced to three years in prison for terrorism-related offenses.
Las dos esposas de yihadistas repatriadas desde Siria terminarán de cumplir sus condenas en semilibertad | EspañaSpain· 2025-12-07
Yolanda Martínez is the wife of Omar el Harchi, who was repatriated and is awaiting sentencing for her involvement with ISIS.
Un yihadista español en la cárcel siria: de escayolista en Madrid a integrante del Estado Islámico | InternacionalSpain· 2025-03-03
