Spanish police arrest woman for recruiting young girls for ISIS
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Spanish police have arrested a woman suspected of recruiting pre-teen girls and teenagers of both sexes to send to areas controlled by the Islamic State group in Syria.
An Interior Ministry statement said the woman, a Spaniard, was arrested Tuesday in the city of Arrecife on the Canary Island of Lanzarote.
The ministry says the woman maintained contact with Islamic State militants in Syria.
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It adds that the operation was being conducted by the National Court in Madrid.
Spain has arrested dozens of suspected jihadi militants and recruiters in recent years.