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| 'Opportunities missed' to stop brothers' Syria deaths | 'Opportunities missed' to stop brothers' Syria deaths |
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| Opportunities were missed to spot the radicalisation of two teenage British Muslim brothers who died fighting in Syria in 2014, a report has found. | Opportunities were missed to spot the radicalisation of two teenage British Muslim brothers who died fighting in Syria in 2014, a report has found. |
| Agencies had insufficient knowledge and understanding of minority and faith groups, a serious case review said. | Agencies had insufficient knowledge and understanding of minority and faith groups, a serious case review said. |
| Abdullah and Jaffar Deghayes were in a child protection plan before 2010, the report by a senior social worker said. | Abdullah and Jaffar Deghayes were in a child protection plan before 2010, the report by a senior social worker said. |
| But the review found their radicalisation was a "total shock and surprise" to authorities in Brighton. | But the review found their radicalisation was a "total shock and surprise" to authorities in Brighton. |
| 'Professional helplessness' | 'Professional helplessness' |
| Abdullah, 18, and Jaffar, 17, were both killed having followed their older brother, Amer, to Syria to fight for an Al-Queda-affiliated jihadist group. | Abdullah, 18, and Jaffar, 17, were both killed having followed their older brother, Amer, to Syria to fight for an Al-Queda-affiliated jihadist group. |
| Both boys had suffered bullying and racism, and had reported physical abuse by their father. | Both boys had suffered bullying and racism, and had reported physical abuse by their father. |
| Live: More on this story and other news from Sussex | Live: More on this story and other news from Sussex |
| The report by Edi Carmi said the brothers were taken out of the child protection plan in 2010 because there was professional "helplessness" among social workers about what else to do. | The report by Edi Carmi said the brothers were taken out of the child protection plan in 2010 because there was professional "helplessness" among social workers about what else to do. |
| The report said this was expressed by some workers as having "no tools in the toolbox". | The report said this was expressed by some workers as having "no tools in the toolbox". |
| It concluded that professionals often lack "effective ways to intervene in families who have suffered long-standing trauma". | It concluded that professionals often lack "effective ways to intervene in families who have suffered long-standing trauma". |
| In the years that followed, Abdullah, Jaffar and Amer showed undetected signs of radicalisation. | |
| In early 2013, a school reported that some young people, including Jaffar, were converting to Islam. | |
| One of the brothers further came to the attention of social workers over an "emotional" comment he made about "Americans" after he returned from a trip to his family's home country of Libya. | |
| This led to a referral to the "Channel panel" - a de-radicalisation process - but it was decided he was "not at risk of being drawn into terror-related activities". | |
| Graham Bartlett, independent chair of the Brighton and Hove Local Safeguarding Children Board, said: "The system as a whole let these young boys down. It's a wake up call. | |
| "This case has had a major impact on our understanding of the risks posed to children of exploitation through radicalisation." |