article_snippet: But the two, who are understood to have been close before Merah's 30-hour stand-off with French special forces ended in Sabri Essid death, are among a number of extremists radicalised within the same family.
article_snippet: Merah's sister Souad is known to have travelled to Iraq and Syria to join Islamic State with Merah's sister Souad four children - including Merah's sister Souad nine-month-old baby.
article_snippet: Mohammed Merah, Essid's half-brother, killed seven people - including three children - in 2013 .
article_snippet: He father had lived with Merah's mother, and Essid was close to the killer and His father brother Abdelkader.
article_snippet: Radicalised: Mohammed's sister Souad Merah, pictured, took Mohammed's sister Souad Merah four children to join ISIS last year .
article_snippet: the two older children mother Souad Merah is believed to be in Algeria with the two youngest children.
highlights_snippet: Half-brother Mohammed Merah killed a rabbi and three children in 2013 .
  
highlights_snippet: Half-brother Mohammed Merah sister Souad travelled to Syria last year with Merah's sister Souad four children .