Shayma Assaad
Shayma Assaad is an Australian woman who was taken to Daesh controlled Syria, when she was a teenager.
The first accounts of her say she travelled with her husband, Mohammed Noor Masri, an [Australian businessman.[1] Later accounts clarified that her parents, Ahmad and Bessima Assaad made the decision for her, and her younger sisters, Assya and Maysa, when she was just fifteen years old.
She was married to Mohammed Noor Masri, but the marriage took place in Daesh controlled Syria.
Daesh, also known as the Islamic State, kept the population under its control under a strict and brutal interpretation of Islamic law.
Assaad bore Masri three sons.[1]
In April, 2019, both Assaad and Masri made their way out of the shrinking enclave of Daesh territory.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "PM 'won't put one Australian life at risk' to bring ISIS supporters home". MSN News. 2019-04-01. https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/australia/pm-wont-put-one-australian-life-at-risk-to-bring-isis-supporters-home/ar-BBVt5KW?li=AAgfYrC. Retrieved 2019-04-08. "His wife Shayma Assaad is pregnant and the couple are parents to three boys aged one, two and three."
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