French female jihadists remain serious threat, document reveals
Text by Emilie BOYER KING
Latest update : 2018-05-07
French women jihadists are more radicalised and have a greater operational role in the Islamic State Group than previously thought, a confidential document seen by Le Monde reveals.
Nearly half of French adults known by the authorities to have joined the ranks of the Islamic State Group (IS) since the 'caliphate' was proclaimed in 2014 are women. But who are they and why did they join the terrorist organisation? To find answers to these questions and assess the level of threat these women represent, the French justice ministry poured over the hearings of French women arrested over the past four years on their return from Syria.
http://www.france24.com/en/20180507-france-women-jihadists-serious-threat-government-document-caliphate
