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    German girl imprisoned for Isis role has fleeting family reunion

    Linda Wenzel, 17, who married Islamic State fighter, meets mother and sister while awaiting trial in Baghdad
    by Kate Connolly in Berlin Dec 15, 2017 3 minutes
    A screengrab of footage showing Linda Wenzel being reunited with her mother in Iraq. Photograph: CEN

    A German schoolgirl who joined the Islamic State terrorist group and married one of its fighters before being captured by Iraqi troops earlier this year has been briefly reunited with her mother and sister.

    Linda Wenzel, 17, is being held in an Iraqi prison while she awaits trial in Baghdad next month.

    In an interview for German media which captured an emotional but fraught reunion with her mother, Linda said the

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