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6 October 2014
Last updated at 14:45 ET
The teenager travelled to Istanbul in Turkey and is thought to be attempting to get to Syria
Samya's father Abidirashiid Saciid Dirie said he notified police as soon as he realised she was missing.
Mr Dirie said: "I want you back, I'm begging you to come back."
He made a direct appeal to his daughter, saying: "Nobody's going to arrest you."
"You are after paradise by going there, but you will achieve paradise by pleasing your parents," he said.
Mr Dirie, who is originally from Somalia, said his daughter had left home at about 07:00 BST after telling her family she was going to see a college.
It is estimated up to 60 women from the
UK have travelled to Syria via Turkey to join the militant extremist
movement Islamic State
Yusra Hussien, from Bristol, has also not been seen since 24 September
However, her mother realised Samya's passport and some money
was missing so they contacted the college who said their daughter had
never arrived.
Since her disappearance, Samya has been in contact with her cousin, Mr Dirie said.
"She told her she is somewhere far away, and she did not say where she is, she also said she was afraid of the police if she comes back," he said.
He said his daughter did not know Yusra Hussien, who is believed to have travelled with her to Turkey, saying the pair must have met through chatting online.
Yusra's family have also appealed for her to return home.
It is estimated up to 60 women from the UK have travelled to Syria via Turkey to join the militant extremist movement Islamic State
In a statement, Thames Valley Police said they were trying to establish where the pair were and they were being supported by the Metropolitan Police Service and Avon and Somerset Police.
"Officers are providing support to both families and are working to identify where they are and encourage them to return home safely," a spokesman said.
"Our aim is to not criminalise young people, it is to prevent tragedies."
by Emily Straton and Biodun Iginla, BBC News
The teenager travelled to Istanbul in Turkey and is thought to be attempting to get to Syria
The father of a missing girl from south London who is feared to have travelled to Syria has appealed for her return.
Samya Dirie, 17, from Stockwell, is believed to have
travelled with Yusra Hussien, 15, from Bristol, to Turkey on an indirect
flight after going missing on 24 September. Samya's father Abidirashiid Saciid Dirie said he notified police as soon as he realised she was missing.
Mr Dirie said: "I want you back, I'm begging you to come back."
He made a direct appeal to his daughter, saying: "Nobody's going to arrest you."
"You are after paradise by going there, but you will achieve paradise by pleasing your parents," he said.
Mr Dirie, who is originally from Somalia, said his daughter had left home at about 07:00 BST after telling her family she was going to see a college.
It is estimated up to 60 women from the
UK have travelled to Syria via Turkey to join the militant extremist
movement Islamic State
Yusra Hussien, from Bristol, has also not been seen since 24 September
Since her disappearance, Samya has been in contact with her cousin, Mr Dirie said.
"She told her she is somewhere far away, and she did not say where she is, she also said she was afraid of the police if she comes back," he said.
He said his daughter did not know Yusra Hussien, who is believed to have travelled with her to Turkey, saying the pair must have met through chatting online.
Yusra's family have also appealed for her to return home.
It is estimated up to 60 women from the UK have travelled to Syria via Turkey to join the militant extremist movement Islamic State
In a statement, Thames Valley Police said they were trying to establish where the pair were and they were being supported by the Metropolitan Police Service and Avon and Somerset Police.
"Officers are providing support to both families and are working to identify where they are and encourage them to return home safely," a spokesman said.
"Our aim is to not criminalise young people, it is to prevent tragedies."
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