One of 3 sisters feared in Syria makes contact with UK family

June 17, 2015 21:32

One of three British sisters of Pakistani-origin feared to have travelled to Syria with their nine children to join the dreaded Islamic State militant group, has "made contact" with her family in UK, indicating she may already be in Syria.

West Yorkshire Police said it was "extremely concerned" for the group's safety after receiving information that the woman may have crossed the border.

Khadija, Sugra and Zohra Dawood all in their early 30s

and their nine children aged three to 15 from the city of Bradford went missing over a week ago.

Their brother is understood to be fighting with IS extremists in Syria. The group went missing after making a religious pilgrimage to Medina, Saudi Arabia, and have triggered a worldwide hunt.

It has also emerged that the mothers had no authorisation from education authorities to take their children out of school prior to the trip.

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