Islamic State recruiter tells girls in UK to bring lingerie with them to war zone

Islamic State recruiter tells girls in UK to bring lingerie with them to war zone
By Mark Ellis and Michael Ashcraft, Special to ASSIST News Service
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA (ANS -- March 10, 2015) -- Posing as a 15-year-old curious about joining the Islamic State, an investigative reporter was asked by a jihadi recruiter to come quickly to Syria and to “bring lingerie.”
“These people are child abusers,” says Jim Gamble, former chief executive of Britain’s Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre. “We need to be using the language of ‘child abusers’ when we talk about these thugs who radicalize our children and put them in harm’s way.”
A journalist from Britain’s Channel 5 News easily contacted “Amatullah,” who said he was a 16-year-old originally from Britain, through Twitter. Following his advice, the two quickly switched to an encrypted smartphone application to avoid detection. Amatullah gave her specific instructions on how to elude authorities and travel to ISIS territory and marry a fighter.
“Come ASAP,” one message to her says. “There’s sisters coming every day.”
When she asked what she should bring, Amatullah responded: “Lingerie. Loool….”
There is no minimum age requirement for young girls to marry in Saudi Arabia, where Islam originated, according to Wikipedia. Raymond Ibrahim, an Islamic world watchdog, reported last December that the nation’s highest ranking judicial authority, the Grand Mufti, ratified marrying girls younger than 15.
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