Islamic State propagandist had proposed to Lisa Smith in Syria, court told

Witness Tanya Joya told the court Lisa Smith said she wanted to use her army training to fight in Syria

Lisa Smith (pictured). Tanya Joya told the court today: “She (Smith) married the first person she came across. She liked Arabs, I think, because they had this lust and craziness for white women. Picture: Brian Lawless/PA

Former Defence Forces soldier Lisa Smith was proposed to by a man she lived with in Syria who produced propaganda for the Islamic State, her trial has heard.

The Co. Louth woman, 39, has pleaded not guilty to charges of membership of the illegal organisation and providing funds to benefit the group.