article_snippet: The three London classmates -- Shamima Begum, 15; Kadiza Sultana, 16; and Amira Abase, 15 -- boarded a Turkish Airlines plane from London's Gatwick Airport to Istanbul on February 17.
article_snippet: The three East London classmates -- Shamima Begum, 15 are thought to have crossed the Turkish border into Syria within days.
article_snippet: Assistant Commissioner Mark Rowley told the committee there was a "steady flow" of girls trying to travel to Syria, perhaps one or two a month.
article_snippet: Who has been recruited to ISIS from the West?
article_snippet: What is ISIS' appeal for young people?
article_snippet: Days before young people left for Turkey, at least one of the three girls allegedly contacted a young woman, Aqsa Mahmood, who left her home in Scotland to travel to Syria in 2013 and is accused of trying to recruit others via social media.
article_snippet: her has posted tips for girls and young women wanting to travel to Syria to marry jihadis, as her did.
article_snippet: her blog also has links to advice posted by another jihad supporter, which recommends that those traveling to Syria seek to pack the essentials but not too much, since those traveling to Syria may need to move often and at short notice, while remaining inconspicuous.
article_snippet: Missing teens seen on video in Turkey before going to Syria .