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London schoolgirl who travelled to Syria to join IS ‘feared dead’

Kadiza Sultana was believed to have been killed by a Russian air strike in Raqqa

By: Eastern Eye Staff

One of three schoolgirls who left London in February 2015 to join the Islamic State militant group is believed to be dead, said her family lawyer. Attorney Tasnime Akunjee said the family of Kadiza Sultana learned of her highly probable death in Raqqa, Syria, a few weeks ago. She was believed to have been killed by a Russian air strike in Raqqa, ITV News reported earlier on Thursday (11). Sultana was making plans to return to Britain and her family was communicating with her to discuss her possible escape from Raqqa, according to an interview published by ITV with Sultana’s…

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