to two years in jail for having sent her son money while he was in malaysia. natalie says her son was the victim of brainwashing and that she is now the victim of a witch-hunt, by a state that is powerless to pursue the jihadists themselves. in all, french authorities believe there are around 500 french citizens currently in isis territory who are either jihadists or the children of jihadists. men, women and children whose numbers have fallen as they have fallen victim to the war, put whose families are now facing prosecution in cases like natalie's. among those still in isis territory, sylvia's daughter and three small grandchildren, she says her family has been abandoned by french authorities, help lines provided by the government have proved useless and no one is prepared to help. cnn reached out to the french interior ministry but got no response. >> translator: i have more fear than hope, but i try to keep