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Syria-bound London teenagers 'may have been recruited by Scottish woman' | Syria-bound London teenagers 'may have been recruited by Scottish woman' |
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Relatives of a Scottish woman who is suspected of helping to recruit three missing London teenagers to Islamic State (IS) have said she is a "disgrace to her family". | |
Aqsa Mahmood, 20, travelled to Syria from her Glasgow home to become a "Jihadi bride" in November 2013. | Aqsa Mahmood, 20, travelled to Syria from her Glasgow home to become a "Jihadi bride" in November 2013. |
The Daily Mail reported she had been in touch with at least one of the three London girls, who are aged 15 and 16. | The Daily Mail reported she had been in touch with at least one of the three London girls, who are aged 15 and 16. |
The trio are thought to have flown to Turkey in an attempt to enter Syria. | The trio are thought to have flown to Turkey in an attempt to enter Syria. |
Shamima Begum, 15, Kadiza Sultana, 16, and an unnamed 15-year-old girl, who all attended Bethnal Green Academy in Tower Hamlets, travelled to Turkey on Tuesday. | Shamima Begum, 15, Kadiza Sultana, 16, and an unnamed 15-year-old girl, who all attended Bethnal Green Academy in Tower Hamlets, travelled to Turkey on Tuesday. |
They were interviewed by police after another girl from their school went to Syria in December but were not considered as a risk. | |
'Evil distortion' | 'Evil distortion' |
In a statement released through their lawyer Aamer Anwar, the Mahmood family said they were "full of horror and anger that their daughter may have had a role to play in the recruitment of these young girls to Isis". | |
They also sent a message to Aqsa: "You are a disgrace to your family and the people of Scotland, your actions are a perverted and evil distortion of Islam. | They also sent a message to Aqsa: "You are a disgrace to your family and the people of Scotland, your actions are a perverted and evil distortion of Islam. |
"You are killing your family every day with your actions, they are begging you stop if you ever loved them." | "You are killing your family every day with your actions, they are begging you stop if you ever loved them." |
The statement also said the UK security services had questions to answer. | The statement also said the UK security services had questions to answer. |
It added: "Aqsa's social media has been monitored since she disappeared over a year ago, yet despite alleged contact between the girls and Aqsa, they failed to stop them from leaving the UK for Turkey, a staging post for Syria. | It added: "Aqsa's social media has been monitored since she disappeared over a year ago, yet despite alleged contact between the girls and Aqsa, they failed to stop them from leaving the UK for Turkey, a staging post for Syria. |
"Sadly, despite all the government's rhetoric on Isis, if they can't even take basic steps to stop children leaving to join Isis, what is the point of any new laws?" | |
Privately educated Mahmood travelled through Turkey to Aleppo in Syria, where she married an Islamic State fighter. | |
She was reported to have later encouraged terrorist acts via a Twitter account under the name Umm Layth. The account has since been deleted. | She was reported to have later encouraged terrorist acts via a Twitter account under the name Umm Layth. The account has since been deleted. |
Speaking in September, her parents Khalida and Muzaffar Mahmood said their daughter had attended Craigholme School, then university and was "well integrated into society". | Speaking in September, her parents Khalida and Muzaffar Mahmood said their daughter had attended Craigholme School, then university and was "well integrated into society". |
They also said she was brought up "with love and affection in a happy home" and appealed for her to come home. | They also said she was brought up "with love and affection in a happy home" and appealed for her to come home. |
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