Aqsa Mahmood at a wedding in Glasgow in 2013. Mahmood left her family in Scotland and went into Syria in November. She is now married to a fighter with the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, or ISIS.
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Aqsa Mahmood at a wedding in Glasgow in 2013. Mahmood left her family in Scotland and went into Syria in November. She is now married to a fighter with the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, or ISIS.
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Mahmood with her siblings in an undated photo.
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Mahmood with her siblings in an undated photo.
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Standing in her daughter's empty bedroom, Khalida Mahmood said, "There was something about the way she said 'Khuda Hafiz' ('God's blessings') while taking leave that day that made us all wonder. My husband even asked if everything was OK, and I said she is fine."
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Standing in her daughter's empty bedroom, Khalida Mahmood said, "There was something about the way she said 'Khuda Hafiz' ('God's blessings') while taking leave that day that made us all wonder. My husband even asked if everything was OK, and I said she is fine."
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An infant Mahmood with her father.
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An infant Mahmood with her father.
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Mahmood with her siblings.
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Mahmood with her siblings.
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Her father says that when he spoke to her about coming home, she said that she will see her family on Judgment Day and would like to be a martyr.
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Her father says that when he spoke to her about coming home, she said that she will see her family on Judgment Day and would like to be a martyr.
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Mahmood with her siblings and mother.
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Mahmood with her siblings and mother.
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