February 2015: Europeans joining IS and ‘jihadist brides’ become a phenomenon
Three missing British schoolgirls are believed to have flown to Turkey with the intention of crossing the border into IS-controlled territory to become jihadist brides.
The girls, all pupils at Bethnal Green Academy, are reported to have flown from Gatwick to Istanbul on Tuesday during their half-term break.
Three Brooklyn men accused of planning to join IS in Syria are arrested by authorities in the United States. Had they failed to join the extremist group, the men allegedly planned to return to the US and wage attacks there.