A Yazidi sex slave, who escaped from her Islamic State captors to become the public face of her people's suffering, is set to marry the man who helped her overcome the horrific ordeal, Mail Online reported on Tuesday.
Nadia Murad was repeatedly beaten and gang-raped by members of the proscribed outfit after being kidnapped at the tender age of 21 in northern Iraq back in 2014.
But after a daring escape, which saw her leap over the garden wall of her captor's house in Mosul, she was offered asylum in Berlin and has
PHOTO COURTESY: MAIL ONLINEspoken to the UN about her horrifying experiences.
It has now emerged that Murad, who runs a group aiming to rebuild the shattered Sinjar region, is to marry Abid Shamdeen, a former interpreter for the US army.
PHOTO: AFPShamdeen helped her recover and, taking to Twitter, Murad said of her engagement: "Yesterday was a special day for @AbidShamdeen & I. We are very thankful and humbled for all the wishes & support from our family & friends. The struggle of our people brought us together & we will continue this path together. Thank you for your support everyone!"
"We met during very difficult times in both our lives but we managed to find love while fighting a huge fight".
PHOTO: REUTERSMurad, now in her mid 20s, was one of about 7,000 women and girls captured by the IS fighters.
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