Spanish authorities arrest 18-year-old girl suspected of links with ISIS
Spanish police arrest an 18-year-old Moroccan woman suspected of recruiting other women via the Internet to the jihadist group Islamic State (IS), in Gandia on September 5, 2015. (AFP)
(IraqiNews.com) Baghdad – On Saturday, Spanish police confirmed the arrest of a Moroccan girl at the age of 18 years, claiming that she was preparing to travel to Syria to join ISIS.
The Associated Press Agency quoted a statement from the Spanish police as saying that “The girl has been arrested in the coastal town of ganja near the city of Valencia.”
The agency added that: “this incident is the latest in a series of arrests of sympathizers with ISIS.”
It is estimated that more than 100 people from Spain have joined ISIS in Iraq and Syria.