If only these young women weren't so gullible.
No Exit for Female Jihadis, Syria is One-way Journey
FILE- courtroom sketch, defendants Noelle Velentzas (l) and Asia Siddiqui, appear at federal court in New York. The two women arrested last month for plotting to build a homemade bomb and wage jihad in New York City pleaded not guilty, May 7, 2015.
Associated Press
May 28, 2015 8:30 AM
PARIS —
When three British schoolgirls trundled across the Syrian border; when a pregnant 14-year-old ran away from her Alpine home for the second time; when a sheltered girl from the south of France booked her first trip abroad, they were going to a place of no return.
Only two of the approximately 600 Western girls and young women who have joined extremists in Syria are known to have made it out of the war zone. By comparison, as many as 30 percent of the male foreign fighters have left or are on their way out, according to figures from European governments that monitor the returns.
In interviews, court documents and public records, The Associated Press has compiled a detailed picture of European girls and young women who join extremists such as the Islamic State group, a decision that is far more final than most may realize.
FILE- courtroom sketch, defendants Noelle Velentzas (l) and Asia Siddiqui, appear at federal court in New York. The two women arrested last month for plotting to build a homemade bomb and wage jihad in New York City pleaded not guilty, May 7, 2015.
PARIS —
When three British schoolgirls trundled across the Syrian border; when a pregnant 14-year-old ran away from her Alpine home for the second time; when a sheltered girl from the south of France booked her first trip abroad, they were going to a place of no return.
Only two of the approximately 600 Western girls and young women who have joined extremists in Syria are known to have made it out of the war zone. By comparison, as many as 30 percent of the male foreign fighters have left or are on their way out, according to figures from European governments that monitor the returns.
In interviews, court documents and public records, The Associated Press has compiled a detailed picture of European girls and young women who join extremists such as the Islamic State group, a decision that is far more final than most may realize.
Continue reading at:
http://www.voanews.com/content/ap-no-exit-for-female-jihadis-syria-is-a-one-way-
No Exit for Female Jihadis, Syria is One-way Journey
FILE- courtroom sketch, defendants Noelle Velentzas (l) and Asia Siddiqui, appear at federal court in New York. The two women arrested last month for plotting to build a homemade bomb and wage jihad in New York City pleaded not guilty, May 7, 2015.
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Associated Press
May 28, 2015 8:30 AM
PARIS —
When three British schoolgirls trundled across the Syrian border; when a pregnant 14-year-old ran away from her Alpine home for the second time; when a sheltered girl from the south of France booked her first trip abroad, they were going to a place of no return.
Only two of the approximately 600 Western girls and young women who have joined extremists in Syria are known to have made it out of the war zone. By comparison, as many as 30 percent of the male foreign fighters have left or are on their way out, according to figures from European governments that monitor the returns.
In interviews, court documents and public records, The Associated Press has compiled a detailed picture of European girls and young women who join extremists such as the Islamic State group, a decision that is far more final than most may realize.
FILE- courtroom sketch, defendants Noelle Velentzas (l) and Asia Siddiqui, appear at federal court in New York. The two women arrested last month for plotting to build a homemade bomb and wage jihad in New York City pleaded not guilty, May 7, 2015.
- Associated Press
PARIS —
When three British schoolgirls trundled across the Syrian border; when a pregnant 14-year-old ran away from her Alpine home for the second time; when a sheltered girl from the south of France booked her first trip abroad, they were going to a place of no return.
Only two of the approximately 600 Western girls and young women who have joined extremists in Syria are known to have made it out of the war zone. By comparison, as many as 30 percent of the male foreign fighters have left or are on their way out, according to figures from European governments that monitor the returns.
In interviews, court documents and public records, The Associated Press has compiled a detailed picture of European girls and young women who join extremists such as the Islamic State group, a decision that is far more final than most may realize.
Continue reading at:
http://www.voanews.com/content/ap-no-exit-for-female-jihadis-syria-is-a-one-way-
