The UK based Institue of Strategic Dialogue has been keeping a close watch on those who have travelled to the region, and say more than 550 western women gone there to join Islamic State. In a recent report, Til Martyrdom Do Us Part, it looks at the role women play in Islamic State, including as recruiters of more women.
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