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Fathers of Bradford children feared missing in Syria 'worried sick' Missing Bradford family: Fathers 'distraught' over fears children are in Syria
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Relatives of three sisters and nine children feared to have travelled to Syria are said to be "distraught" after the group went missing following a pilgrimage to Saudi Arabia. The husbands of three sisters and nine children feared to have travelled to Syria are said to be "distraught" after the group went missing following a pilgrimage to Saudi Arabia.
Khadija Dawood, 30, Sugra Dawood, 34, and Zohra Dawood, 33, from Bradford, and their children, aged three to 15, have not made contact for a week.Khadija Dawood, 30, Sugra Dawood, 34, and Zohra Dawood, 33, from Bradford, and their children, aged three to 15, have not made contact for a week.
Their brother is understood to be fighting with extremists in Syria.
MP Naz Shah said the children's fathers were "worried out of their minds".MP Naz Shah said the children's fathers were "worried out of their minds".
Police say they are "extremely concerned" for their safety. Police say they are "extremely concerned" for their safety and enquiries were continuing on a "national and international level".
This latest case follows the deaths of Dewsbury teenager Talha Asmal, who reportedly blew himself up in Iraq becoming the UK's youngest suicide bomber, and Muslim convert Thomas Evans, 25, from Buckinghamshire, who was among al-Shabab fighters killed in an attack on a Kenyan military base.
'Out of the blue'
The Bradford family travelled to the Saudi city of Medina on 28 May.
It is thought 10 of them later boarded a flight to Istanbul, but no details have been found indicating that two of the children - five-year-old Nurah Zubair and her sister Haafiyah Zubair, eight - boarded the same flight.
Bradford West MP Ms Shah told the BBC she had spoken with two of the fathers.Bradford West MP Ms Shah told the BBC she had spoken with two of the fathers.
"I asked them if there was any indication and they said absolutely not - it was a shock to them, it came out of the blue," she said."I asked them if there was any indication and they said absolutely not - it was a shock to them, it came out of the blue," she said.
"The men are very, very distraught. They are confused and did not know what was happening or why it was happening."The men are very, very distraught. They are confused and did not know what was happening or why it was happening.
'Brother with extremists'
"At this time there is no contact, absolutely zero contact with the women or children. The last contact was a few days ago when they were due to leave.""At this time there is no contact, absolutely zero contact with the women or children. The last contact was a few days ago when they were due to leave."
The group were supposed to fly to Manchester following their pilgrimage but the fathers reported them missing when they did not return, Ms Shah said.The group were supposed to fly to Manchester following their pilgrimage but the fathers reported them missing when they did not return, Ms Shah said.
The children are believed to have boarded a flight with their mothers from Medina in Saudi Arabia to Istanbul in Turkey - a commonly used route into Syria.- on 9 June Some of the children are believed to have boarded a flight with their mothers from Medina to Istanbul in Turkey - a commonly used route into Syria - on 9 June.
Lawyer Balaal Khan, who is representing the husbands of the three sisters, confirmed concerns about them "travelling to Syria". There has been no contact with the sisters since then. Their mobile phones have not been active, nor have their social media profiles been updated.
West Yorkshire Police is investigating and detectives said they were gravely concerned. Lawyer Balaal Khan, who is representing the husbands of the three sisters, said: "The suspicion, and main concern, is that the women have taken their children to Syria."
There has been no contact since last Tuesday, 9 June, from mother-of-two Khadija Dawood, 30, mother-of-five Sugra Dawood, 34, and mother-of-two Zohra Dawood, 33, after they left Medina in Saudi Arabia.
Their mobile phones have not been active and their social media profiles have not been updated since then.
According to the solicitors, it is thought the group travelled to Syria where a brother of the three sisters is understood to be fighting with extremists. It is feared they have met up with him.
The family travelled to Medina on 28 May. It is thought 10 of them boarded the later flight to Istanbul, but no details have been found indicating that five-year-old Nurah Zubair and her sister Haafiyah Zubair, eight, boarded the same flight.
Missing childrenMissing children
In a statement released by their solicitors, the Dawood family said they were "extremely worried" and felt helpless. Mr Khan said the fathers, two of whom are in the UK and one in Pakistan, were "concerned that their children's lives are in danger".
Mr Khan, acting for the fathers of the missing children, said: "One of the possibilities is they travelled to Turkey to travel to Syria. "[They] are distraught, they feel helpless and they don't know what to do. They want the children out of harm's way," he said.
"The suspicion, and main concern, is that the women have taken their children to Syria."
'Children's lives in danger'
He said the fathers were "concerned that their children's lives are in danger".
"[They] are distraught, they feel helpless and they don't know what to do. They want the children out of harm's way."
Police were notified last week but were limited in what they could do because it was out of their jurisdiction, he added.Police were notified last week but were limited in what they could do because it was out of their jurisdiction, he added.
West Yorkshire Police has contacted the Turkish authorities; however, there have been no sightings or contacts made in Turkey. Timeline of the disappearance
The force said it was supporting the family and working "extensively with authorities overseas to try and locate them". West Yorkshire Police have contacted the Turkish authorities; however, there have been no sightings or contacts made in Turkey.
A Foreign Office spokeswoman said: "We are in contact with West Yorkshire Police and Turkish authorities and are ready to provide consular assistance."A Foreign Office spokeswoman said: "We are in contact with West Yorkshire Police and Turkish authorities and are ready to provide consular assistance."
It was also reported on Monday that a teenager from another Yorkshire town had fled to Syria to join Islamic State. Baroness Warsi, a former Conservative minister for faith and communities, said successive governments had failed to engage with Muslims to tackle extremist ideas.
Talha Asmal, 17, is thought to be the youngest UK-born suicide bomber after his death was initially reported on social media. The government must uncover the "drivers for radicalisation" if it is to take on this "generational challenge", she said.
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