CEN Joanna Palani faces jail after fighting ISIS militants in Syria.

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Joanna Palani, 23, violated Denmark’s “foreign fighter rule” after she fled her homeland in 2014 to fight alongside the Kurds in the Middle East. Copenhagen City Court is trying Ms Palani under the rule, which aims to prevent Danes fighting alongside terror groups. But ironically, the young woman was actually fighting against the jihadis.

I would give my life for Europe, for democracy, for freedom and for women’s rights. Joanna Palani

In a closed hearing the 23-year-old admitted travelling as far as Doha on June 6, this year. Another hearing is due to take place tomirrow. Ms Palani first left her country in 2014 to fight in Syria for the People’s Protection Unit (YPG), before joining the Peshmerga, the Kurdish Regional Government’s Western-backed army. She said she chose to fight alongside the Kurds “for the human rights of all people” – and earlier this year mocked ISIS jihadis for being “very easy to kill” compared to Bashar Al-Assad’s troops.

CEN Ms Palani mocked ISIS jihadis for being "easy to kill".

CEN Ms Palani has been in trouble with the Danish government after fleeing in 2014 to fight in Syria.

But the politics and philosophy student’s bravery has landed her in trouble with the Danish government in the past. Last year, Ms Palani’s passport was confiscated by police and Danish intelligence agency PET for joining Kurdish forces against ISIS. She received a year travel ban in September 2015 and if found guilty of violating the ban, she could be jailed for up to six months.

CEN She said she started taking the war seriously after her first fight.

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Her little face was so swollen. It just wasn’t right. I remember the doctor crying and yelling at me and my first soldier.” She added: “I would give my life for Europe, for democracy, for freedom and for women’s rights. "I feel like I have been betrayed by those who I was ready to sacrifice my life for.”