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Islamic State: 'Kidnapped' Dutch children taken to Syria | |
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A Chechen woman living in the Netherlands has taken her two young children against their father's will to join Islamic State (IS) militants in Syria, Dutch prosecutors say. | A Chechen woman living in the Netherlands has taken her two young children against their father's will to join Islamic State (IS) militants in Syria, Dutch prosecutors say. |
The mother, a boy aged eight and a seven-year-old girl are believed to have travelled using false passports. | The mother, a boy aged eight and a seven-year-old girl are believed to have travelled using false passports. |
The divorced father, a Dutchman, had warned the authorities of their imminent departure. | The divorced father, a Dutchman, had warned the authorities of their imminent departure. |
The authorities say it is the first case of its kind. | The authorities say it is the first case of its kind. |
The 32-year-old woman, who was not identified, had been living in the southern Dutch city of Maastricht. | The 32-year-old woman, who was not identified, had been living in the southern Dutch city of Maastricht. |
She and her two children had not been seen since the end of October. | She and her two children had not been seen since the end of October. |
They are understood to have taken a flight from Belgium to Athens and the woman is reported to have contacted her mother in January, saying they were in the IS stronghold of Raqqa in northern Syria. | They are understood to have taken a flight from Belgium to Athens and the woman is reported to have contacted her mother in January, saying they were in the IS stronghold of Raqqa in northern Syria. |
Prosecutors are treating it as a case of kidnapping and have issued an international arrest warrant. | Prosecutors are treating it as a case of kidnapping and have issued an international arrest warrant. |
But they acknowledge that if the woman and her children have crossed the border into Syria, there is very little they can do to bring the family home. | But they acknowledge that if the woman and her children have crossed the border into Syria, there is very little they can do to bring the family home. |
An estimated 200 Dutch nationals, including some minors, are known to have joined IS in Iraq and Syria. | An estimated 200 Dutch nationals, including some minors, are known to have joined IS in Iraq and Syria. |
IS has become one of the most dangerous jihadist groups, accused of mass killings and persecution of ethnic and religious minorities in areas it controls. |
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