18-yr old boy arrested on suspicion of preparing to join ISIS

An 18-year old boy has been arrested in the United Kingdom on the suspicion that he was preparing to join the Islamic State sect, CNN reports.

Counter terrorism officers reportedly arrested the man at his home in Hodge Hill, in the city of Birmingham.

In a statement, the Midlands Police said:

"The operation was pre-planned and intelligence led. There was no immediate threat to public safety"

On Sunday, 3 teenagers from northwest London, aged 17 and 19, were arrested on suspicion of preparation of terrorist acts, after they were intercepted by Turkish police in Istanbul.

The teens had been stopped with another person seen as suspicious by Turkish intelligence at the airport's risk analysis center, they were then questioned and subsequently returned to London where they were arrested.

Meanwhile, owing to increasing concern about the number of women traveling to Syria, Metropolitan Police on Monday announced a new media campaign to deter young people from traveling to Syria.

Police said radio and press advertisements highlighting the influence a mother could have on her daughters would be placed in ethnic minority media, because it was mothers who often noticed changes in behavior that could signal an intention to travel to Syria, they said.