All three girls left school and took a plane to Germany , intending to go to Turkey . Officials said they were trying to make it to Syria to fight ISIS . Two of the girls , of Somali descent , stole $ 500 from their parents . The first indication that something was wrong was a phone call from his daughter 's Denver area school to let Assad Ibrahim know that she had not come to class . The trio was caught at the airport in Frankfurt , Germany .
All three girls left school and took a plane to Germany , intending to go to Turkey . Officials said they were trying to make it to Syria to fight ISIS . Two of the girls , of Somali descent , stole $ 500 from their parents . The trio was caught at the airport in Frankfurt , Germany .