(ANSA) - Venice, February 22 - A 19-year-old woman of Moroccan who left a town near Padua for Syria to allegedly join ISIS last July has called her family in Italy wanting to desert the terrorist organisation and return home, Italian daily Il Gazzettino reported.

The phone call reportedly took place a month ago and was intercepted by Italian anti-terrorist police who have engaged international protocols in an effort to protect both the woman, Meriem Rehaily, and her family.

Police said they believe Rehaily boarded a plane in Bologna in July headed for Turkey, where she then made her way to Syria.

