Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop[/caption]Australia has voiced concern that an increasing number of females from the country are heading to Iraq and Syria to marry the Takfiri ISIL terrorist group.
Sadly we are seeing a younger cohort seeking to join the conflict in Syria and Iraq and an increasing number of young females, Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop said on Thursday.
Reports say at least 110 Australians, including 30-40 women, have left to fight alongside the Takfiri militants in Iraq and Syria.
This defies logic. Family and friends need to reach out to young people at risk before it's too late, Bishop warned.
She said that many females travelling to Syria and Iraq were either attracted to male foreign terrorists or actually looking for a husband as they are being told online they could find one in the conflict zones.
Pointing to the case of 22-year-old Amira Karroum (pictured below) who left her Sydney home just before Christmas and died in fighting in Syria, the Australian foreign minister said Her death was not martyrdom, it was a tragic senseless loss.
The issue of the so-called Jihad al-Nikah (sexual jihad) was first brought up in September 2014 when it was revealed that a number of Sunni girls had travelled to Syria to marry Takfiri militants. This is while the real Islam in no way approves of the so-called Jihad al-Nikah.
ISIL terrorist group
Bishop described the ISIL as a terrorist organization that has an appalling track record when it comes to women.
They actually have online instructions on how to treat a sex slave. They encourage sexual assault on children who haven't even reached puberty, she said.
So their attitude towards women is utterly appalling and so young women shouldn't be led to believe that there's some romantic adventure attached to supporting Daesh (ISIL) and similar terrorist organizations, said Bishop.
Bishop said Australia was working with Muslim communities to highlight the risks facing women.
We have a number of community initiatives and programmers, working with local communities, working with schools, working with families, she said.
British girls join ISIL
Bishops comments come following the high-profile case this week of three British teenage girls heading to Syria.
The trio from Bethnal Green Academy in London ( pictured above) flew from Gatwick Airport to Turkey after telling their families that they were going out for the day. Their families have urged them to return home amid international efforts to find them.
Intelligence sources in Turkey said the girls apparently reached the Turkish border on February 20 and crossed into the Syrian town of Tal Abyad that is under ISIL control, the Daily Telegraph reported on Saturday.
According to reports, an estimated 550 women from across Europe have also travelled to join the Takfiri militants in Syria and Iraq.
By Press TV
