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Dutch mum rescues daughter from Islamic State in Syria Dutch mum rescues daughter from Islamic State in Syria
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A Dutch mother has arrived with her daughter in Turkey, after a hazardous journey to Syria to bring her back from the Islamic State stronghold of Raqqa. A Dutch mother has returned to the Netherlands with her daughter after going to Syria to bring her back from the Islamic State stronghold of Raqqa.
The mother, Monique, had first gone to Turkey in October, months after her daughter Aicha had travelled to Syria to marry a Dutch-Turkish Islamist. The daughter, Aicha, was arrested when she returned to her home city of Maastricht, her lawyer told the BBC.
The mother and daughter are being held on the Turkish border and hope to go home soon. Her mother, Monique, made the hazardous journey after her daughter travelled there to marry an IS jihadist.
Hundreds of European Islamists have gone to Syria to fight with IS. Aicha is one of a number of European teenage girls and women who have gone to Syria and Iraq to join IS.
Aicha, 19, is one of a number of teenage girls and young women who have made the journey to join IS. Two Austrians, aged 15 and 17, went to Syria in April and one was reported killed. She left the Netherlands in February to marry Omar Yilmaz, a Dutch-Turkish jihadist who had once been in the Dutch military.
Aicha left the Netherlands in February, marrying Omar Yilmaz, a Dutch-Turkish jihadist who had once been in the Dutch military. Her mother first travelled to Turkey in October in a bid to track her daughter down, but failed to cross the border.
Monique told Dutch TV in September that her daughter had changed within a short period from an enthusiastic Dutch teenager to a radical Muslim, who was in social media contact with Omar Yilmaz and ultimately fell in love with him.Monique told Dutch TV in September that her daughter had changed within a short period from an enthusiastic Dutch teenager to a radical Muslim, who was in social media contact with Omar Yilmaz and ultimately fell in love with him.
"She saw him as a sort of Robin Hood," her mother said."She saw him as a sort of Robin Hood," her mother said.
After the police were warned of her plans to travel to Syria, Aicha's passport was seized but she used her identity card instead.After the police were warned of her plans to travel to Syria, Aicha's passport was seized but she used her identity card instead.
Yilmaz told the BBC's Anna Holligan on Wednesday that he had married the Dutch teenager after another fighter she was due to marry was killed in fighting, but they later broke up. "It didn't work, we split. She went her way, I went my way," he said.Yilmaz told the BBC's Anna Holligan on Wednesday that he had married the Dutch teenager after another fighter she was due to marry was killed in fighting, but they later broke up. "It didn't work, we split. She went her way, I went my way," he said.
Monique travelled to Turkey in October in an attempt to bring her daughter home but failed to cross the border. Last week, after a plea for help from her daughter, Monique went back, against the advice of police, travelling to Raqqa, the seat of Islamic State's so-called caliphate. She found her daughter and brought her back via Turkey. Yilmaz referred to her in a tweet as his ex-wife.
Last week, after a plea for help from her daughter, she went back, against the advice of police, travelling to Raqqa, the seat of Islamic State's so-called caliphate. She found her daughter and brought her back to Turkey. Yilmaz referred to her in a tweet as his ex-wife. Aicha and her mother were held on the Turkish border before they were allowed to fly back to the Netherlands.
Aicha and her mother are currently being held on the Turkish border, waiting for permission to return home to the Netherlands. Dutch officials have refused to go into details about the case.
The Dutch government has told the BBC it is in touch with her mother but officials have refused to go into details about the case. Part of the problem is that Aicha has no passport, reports say, although her lawyer believes the pair could be home within a week.
It is unclear what will happen to the teenager on her return but Dutch experts say it is likely she will be questioned about whether she has carried out or witnessed any crimes.