Australian Mother Of Four Brothers Who Joined ISIS Receives Text Message: ‘We’ll See You In Paradise’

A distraught Australian mother of four boys was shocked recently when she received a text message from her four sons, aged 17, 23, 25, and 28, informing her that they had joined ISIS in Syria.

When the shocked mother opened the message from her sons it read, “We made it to Bilad al-Sham, we will see you in Paradise.”

A friend of the family, Dr. Jamal Rifi, who is also a Muslim community leader, told AAP, “The family didn’t know what to make of it… They got scared and deleted the SMS.”

So in denial was the mother of the four brothers that she even went to Sydney airport the following day to pick up her sons, who were supposed to have been on vacation in Thailand. Of course, they never showed up, as they were in Syria, where they remain.

9News reported that the mother texted her sons back pleading with them to return home to Australia, “My sons, you are dear to us. You are good at heart. You have done nothing wrong. We want you back. I can’t stop crying day and night. We love you all.”

The brothers, who were regarded as “clean-skins” to authorities, had not shown up on any watch-lists, which could have alerted immigration controls.

Dr. Rifi continued, “The boys are simple boys. They are religiously involved but not hardline or radical.”

Last week, Australian Federal Police commissioner Neil Gaughan told a parliamentary committee that the group of four who managed to leave the country and were “not on anyone’s radar. We got wind of it after the fact, but the fact is there are still people travelling.”

The Daily Telegraph reported that Immigration Minister Scott Morrison confirmed that the family was seeking his help but unfortunately, it was too late.

“Australia has lost yet another four young kids. This is why we are so adamant in trying to prevent people leaving to join these foreign fighters,” he said.