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Kyle Loven

A billboard displays a verse from the Koran that urges women to wear a hijab in the northern province of Raqqa in March. ISIS has imposed sweeping restrictions like this in areas where it has gained control.

A shy 19-year-old woman disappeared in Minnesota — and resurfaced in Syria

Belief

At least one young man from Minnesota has died fighting with ISIS militants in Syria. But who would expect a shy, 19-year-old woman with no job and no passport to attempt the journey there? But that’s exactly what happened to one Minneapolis family.

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