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3 years jail for A Frenchman, who helped a 14-year-old girl try to join Takfiri ISIL terrorists

SHAFAQNA – According to Press TV ,” A Frenchman, who helped a 14-year-old girl try to join Takfiri ISIL terrorists in Syria, has been sentenced to three years in prison.Riad Ben Cheikh, a 41-year-old father of three, received the three-year sentence on Tuesday, with one year suspended, for helping the girl in the French city of Lyon by arranging her travel to join an ISIL recruiter in Syria.Cheikh reportedly booked a hotel room for the girl, identified as Amelia, and paid her car trip to the airport to board a flight to the Turkish city of Istanbul.”

Report said ” Amelia was caught at the airport in February 2014 and then escaped. She hadmade Facebook contact with the recruiter dubbed Tony Toxiko, who convinced her to join and marry him in Syria, where she is believed to be now.Last month, the US National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC) said in its latest estimate that more than 20,000 individuals from around the world, including many Westerners, have traveled to Syria to join the ISIL and other extremist groups.”

Report added ”  Last month, the US National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC) said in its latest estimate that more than 20,000 individuals from around the world, including many Westerners, 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 gone to Syria to join the terrorist groups there, the NCTC added.”

Source : Press TV

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