Kayla Mueller

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Kayla Jean Mueller (born August 14, 1988 in Prescott , Arizona , † February 6, 2015 ) was an American human rights activist . She was abducted in Aleppo in August 2013 when she was leaving a Doctors Without Borders hospital. She died in captivity by the jihadist - Salafist terrorist organization Islamic State .

Life

Mueller was born in Prescott, Arizona. After leaving the Tri-City College Prep High School in 2007, she went to the Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff ( Arizona ).

Mueller worked with Tibetan refugees and was involved in volunteering in the Middle East for the International Solidarity Movement . She also helped African refugees in Israel .

Mueller and her fiancé Omar Alchani were kidnapped near Aleppo in August 2013 on a taxi ride. Mueller was then held hostage . According to media reports, Kayla was raped several times by Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi during her detention . According to her last letter, however, she was "treated with the greatest respect and kindness."

death

According to ISIS, Mueller was killed during an air strike by Jordanian fighter planes on ar-Raqqa . The US did not confirm the cause of death. On February 10, 2015, the von Mueller family was informed of Kayla's death via email , which included three photographs, including a photo of her body. The United States National Security Council confirmed the authenticity of the message.

Commemoration

Posthumously in 2019 the US military operation against the IS leader that led to his death was named after Operation Kayla Mueller . Mueller was honored by US President Donald Trump in his State of the Union Address 2020, to which her parents were invited as guests of honor.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Phuntsok Yangchen: US women killed by IS militants a Tibet supporter, Tibetans remember her , Phayul.com February 13, 2015
  2. ↑ US idealist Kayla Mueller's road to ISIS captivity went through West
  3. ↑ About Kayla
  4. ↑ Kayla Mueller saved her fiancé's life
  5. ↑ She was raped several times: US hostage Kayla Mueller refused to escape from IS captivity . In: Website des Focus , August 15, 2015. Retrieved March 20, 2017.
  6. ↑ Kayla Mueller's ordeal: "We all knew what that means" . In: Welt N24 , August 15, 2015. Retrieved March 20, 2017.
  7. ↑ Ansgar Graw: DEAD US HOSTAGE It could not be broken by the jihadists . For the last year and a half of her life, Kayla Mueller was in the hands of IS. A letter to her parents shows how strong the young woman remained after helping other people all her life. February 10, 2015.
  8. ↑ US hostage Kayla Mueller refused to flee from IS captivity
  9. ^ Proof of Death in Hand, Family Honors Hostage. nytimes.com, February 11, 2015 (English).
  10. ↑ American ISIS hostage Kayla Mueller dead, family says. cnn.com (English).
  11. ^ Jon Brown: 'I find God in suffering': Trump recognizes parents of ISIS victim Kayla Mueller during State of the Union. In: Washington Examiner. The Washington Newspaper Publishing Co. LLC d / b / a MediaDC, February 4, 2020, accessed February 18, 2020 .
personal data
SURNAME Mueller, Kayla
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Mueller, Kayla Jean
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American human rights activist
DATE OF BIRTH August 14, 1988
PLACE OF BIRTH Prescott , Arizona
DATE OF DEATH February 2015