A former Irish soldier who converted to radical Islam has reportedly been detained in Syria.

Irish police have made contact with her family.

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Officers have made contact with the woman’s family (Niall Carson/PA)

A Garda statement said: “An Garda Siochana is aware of an Irish woman who left Ireland three or four years ago having become radicalised.

“She was previously a member of the Irish Defence Forces.”

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