IS Runaways' Parents Must Share Blame - Top Cop

One of Britain's most senior counter-terrorism officers has said the families of those who travel to Iraq and Syria to fight should take "prime responsibility" for their welfare.

The Chief Constable of Greater Manchester Police Sir Peter Fahy said it was "ill-advised" for relatives of youngsters who had gone to join Islamic State extremists to blame the police or other authorities.

His comments come after the families of London schoolgirls Kadiza Sultana, Amira Abase and Shamima Begum, who are feared to have joined Islamic State, claimed police had "failed to act appropriately".

But Sir Peter said: "What is ill-advised is to just blame the police, blame the authorities, blame the school, when the absolute prime responsibility for the welfare of children lies with the parents.

"I'm not saying that is easy. But it creates the conditions for a backlash, which again is not positive."

He tells The Times: "I think there's a real danger that we put this into a box labelled Muslim and say it is just about Muslim parents. No. From what we see, all parents are absolutely struggling with this.

"How do you get a balance between allowing your youngster some freedom, knowing all this material is being streamed into their bedroom, (and) at the time trying to safeguard them."

Meanwhile, a 21-year-old British woman has been detained in Turkey on suspicion of trying to travel to Syria to join the IS terror group.

The woman was detained at a bus station in the capital Ankara on Monday and is being held pending deportation hearings.

Five teenage girls who are said to have shown an interest in going to Syria have also been barred by a High Court judge from travelling abroad.

The developments come as footage emerged of three British teenagers suspected of planning to join IS militants in Syria.

The CCTV video of the young men was taken at an airport in Istanbul just before they were stopped allegedly heading to the border with Syria.

The teenagers, two aged 17 and one aged 19, were arrested and flown back to the UK but have since been released on bail.

Their arrests came amid heightened tensions between UK police and Turkish officials following the disappearance of the three girls who attended Bethnal Green Academy in east London.

The trio are believed to be staying at a house in al Raqqa.

Security services estimate 600 Britons have gone to Syria or Iraq to join militant groups, including Mohammed Emwazi, also known as "Jihadi John", who has appeared in several IS beheading videos.

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