‘ISIL recruitment’ suspect arrested in Barcelona
A female Moroccan resident of Spain has been laid under arrest in Barcelona on suspicion of playing a role in recruiting women to join the ISIL Takfiri terrorist group.
Samira Yerou was arrested on Saturday on her arrival at Barcelona's international airport from Turkey. She had been intercepted in Turkey while attempting to illegally enter Syria with the alleged intention of joining an extremist organization.
A Spanish Interior Ministry statement said investigators working with Turkish authorities have uncovered evidence Yerou was allegedly performing "a major recruitment role."
She left the northern Spanish city of Rubi in December, taking her three-year-old son along with her. The child's disappearance was reported by his father, who lives in Spain.
Spanish authorities have arrested more than 20 people since last September as part of efforts to stop young citizens from joining militants in Syria or Iraq.
The ISIL militants, with members from several Western countries, control parts of Syria and Iraq, and have been carrying out horrific acts of violence such as public decapitations and crucifixions against all communities.
The US National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC) said in an estimate on February 10 that more than 20,000 individuals from around the world, including some Americans, have traveled to Syria to join the ISIL and other extremist groups.
Foreign militants from over 90 countries, including at least 3,400 people from Western states and more than 150 Americans, have traveled to Syria to join the terrorist groups there, the NCTC added.
Belgian state media reported on Friday that two men aged 24 and 45 were apprehended on charges of being involved in recruitment for the ISIL.
A security source reported on February 23 that six French citizens had had their passports confiscated, suspected of intending to head to Syria. Apart from the six, “around 40 cases are currently under investigation”, the source noted.
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