Imminent return of Lisa Smith: Treat Irish IS fighter with caution

Lisa Smith, the former soldier who left Ireland to join IS in Syria and who was married to an IS fighter, is due back in Ireland in the coming days. Smith and her daughter are in a queue for deportation, as part of an effort by Turkey to expel foreign nationals with links to IS.

While she and her child should undoubtedly be treated humanely, she should also be treated with suspicion, pending a thorough investigation into her links with a terrorist organisation.