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How did a German schoolgirl end up in Mosul?

Amidst the rubble of Mosul, remarkable pictures have been emerging of the devastation caused by the offensive to re-take Iraq's second city from the so-called Islamic State.

As the Iraqi forces press forward, they have been capturing Isis fighters, many of whom are foreign nationals - just some of the thousands of men and women who travelled from around the world to join the false Caliphate.

German prosecutors are now investigating whether a 16 year old German schoolgirl - Linda Wenzel- from a little village near the town of Dresden is among a group of ISIS troops.

Bj枚rn Stritzel, reporter for the Bild newspaper who has been following her case.

(Photo: Iraqi troops patrol Mosul. Credit: Getty Images)

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