Former Irish soldier `detained in Syria´
A former Irish soldier who converted to radical Islam has reportedly been detained in Syria.
Irish police have made contact with her family.
Officers have made contact with the woman´s family (Niall Carson/PA)
The woman is thought to be from the north-east of the Republic and left the country several years ago.
A Garda statement said: “An Garda Siochana is aware of an Irish woman who left Ireland three or four years ago having become radicalised.
“She was previously a member of the Irish Defence Forces.”
