A 16-year-old boy has been banned from travelling abroad after his two elder brothers were killed fighting jihad in Syria . The teenager , who can not be named , was made a ward of the court at a hearing in the Family Division of the High Court in London today . A judge made the ruling after social services at Brighton and Hove City Council raised fears that the boy could follow in his brothers ' footsteps and travel to the war-torn region . The teenager , who can not be named , was made a ward of the court at a hearing in the Family Division of the High Court in London ( pictured ) today . Social services feared he could follow in his brothers ' footsteps . Barrister Martin Downs , representing the council , told the court that three of his brothers had gone to fight for the al-Nusra Front - a group with links to al-Qaeda . Two had died in their teens and the third had been wounded but was still fighting in Syria . A friend of the teenager had also been killed in fighting . Mr Downs added that his family had an 'extraordinary history ' and he also had an uncle who had been held in United States ' detention camp in Guantanamo Bay , Cuba . The ruling prevents the teenager , who has dual Libyan and British citizenship , from leaving England and Wales . Mr Justice Hayden , who said the four fighters could not be named , added : 'The local authority 's anxiety here is that ( the teenager ) may wish to follow the path which his brothers have walked . ' He also heard that council staff had learned that family members were making plans for the teenager to go on a trip to Dubai during the Easter holiday . Mr Justice Hayden said he was concerned to 'keep this lad alive ' and said an order which barred from travelling abroad was proportionate . ' [ The teenager ] is a vulnerable young person . He has grown up in modern Britain in an extraordinary family - a family where the male members are patently committed to waging Jihad in war-torn Syria , ' he said . He told the court he had balanced the teenager 's human rights and added : 'The balance falls clearly in protecting this young man , ultimately from himself . ' Mr Justice Hayden made the ruling after social services at Brighton and Hove City Council ( headquarters pictured ) raised fears that the boy could follow in his brothers ' footsteps and travel to the war-torn region . The boy 's mother , who he lives with , is said to be was 'exhausted by grief ' and there were concerns that she was unable to place 'proper boundaries ' around him . Mr Justice Hayden said the council had considered asking for the teenager to be taken into care but given the boy 's age , staff thought making him a ward of court would be a better option . The judge said by becoming a ward of court the youngster would come under the protection of a judge and added : ' A child who is a ward of court may not be removed from England and Wales without the court 's permission . ' Mr Downs said the teenager 's father was thought to be in Libya and that the teenager was 'disaffected ' and was not 'properly engaging ' at school . He told the court the boy had been involved in fighting and was currently on police bail after being arrested on suspicion of grievous bodily harm . The judge was told that the mother was aware of her son 's planned trip to Dubai . She hoped that the trip would 'get him away ' from his local area where he had been getting into trouble . Mr Downs said it was thought that the teenager 's brothers had left the UK after telling their mother that they needed passports for a 'school project ' . Mr Justice Hayden said he was 'sympathetic ' to the teenager 's mother , adding it was not difficult to see why the teenager might feel aggrieved and have a sense of injustice . Lawyers said it was thought this was the first time a family court judge had been asked to take such an approach to prevent a boy going to fight in Syria . The group , which is also referred to as Jabhat al-Nusra , formed in January 2012 during the Syrian Civil War and made its announcement as extremists through an online video . It quickly rose to prominence among rebel organisations in Syria for its reliable supply of arms , funding , and fighters from a combination of foreign donors and AQI . Al-Nusra , which means support in Arabic , was also the first Syrian force to claim responsibility for terrorist attacks that killed civilians . In 2013 the militant group , designated as a terrorist organisation by the United Nations , made an allegiance to al-Qaeda commander Ayman al-Zawahiri , claiming it was part of its network and denying any affiliations with ISIS . Despite Zawahiri 's public denial of the merger , a number of al-Nusra fighters defected to ISIS , furthering tension between the groups . By March last year , over 3,000 fighters had been killed in battles between ISIS and al-Nusra . The group 's videos and statements are regularly posted to social media such as Facebook and video-sharing sites through media group , al-Manara al-Baid . There were rumours last month that the group was planning to separate from al-Qaeda but it is yet to formally declare it .
Hayden 's brothers were killed while waging jihad in war-torn Syria . Social services raised fears the 16-year-old could follow in their footsteps . Judge made him a ward of court , stopping him from travelling abroad .