A suspected Islamic State fighter is detained by Iraqi Kurdish forces in Kirkuk on October 21, during an attack on the city by the jihadists that had a group of Christian women hiding under their beds in terror. Photo: AFP A suspected Islamic State fighter is detained by Iraqi Kurdish forces in Kirkuk on October 21, during an attack on the city by the jihadists that had a group of Christian women hiding under their beds in terror. Photo: AFP
A suspected Islamic State fighter is detained by Iraqi Kurdish forces in Kirkuk on October 21, during an attack on the city by the jihadists that had a group of Christian women hiding under their beds in terror. Photo: AFP
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Terrified Christian student texted mother as she hid under bed: ‘I am trapped in a house with Islamic State fighters’

Topic |   Islamic militancy
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Updated: 2:54pm, 20 Jul, 2018

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A suspected Islamic State fighter is detained by Iraqi Kurdish forces in Kirkuk on October 21, during an attack on the city by the jihadists that had a group of Christian women hiding under their beds in terror. Photo: AFP A suspected Islamic State fighter is detained by Iraqi Kurdish forces in Kirkuk on October 21, during an attack on the city by the jihadists that had a group of Christian women hiding under their beds in terror. Photo: AFP
A suspected Islamic State fighter is detained by Iraqi Kurdish forces in Kirkuk on October 21, during an attack on the city by the jihadists that had a group of Christian women hiding under their beds in terror. Photo: AFP
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