Alleged ISIS Extremist Among 3 New Zealanders Caught by Turkish Forces

This picture taken shows a discarded ISIS terrorist group flag lying on the ground in the village of Baghouz in Syria's eastern Deir Ezzor province near the Iraqi border, on March 24, 2019. Giuseppe Cacace/AFP via Getty Images

WELLINGTON—Three New Zealanders, including a woman alleged to be a member of ISIS, have been caught trying to enter Turkey illegally from Syria, Turkish authorities said on Monday.

The New Zealand nationals were caught by border guards in the Reyhanlı district in the southern province of Hatay, bordering war-torn Syria, Turkey’s Ministry of National Defence said on its official Twitter account.