A friend of ISIS hostage Kayla Mueller, who was confirmed dead this week, revealed she left her a message shortly after being kidnapped by militants begging her to help her escape and saying 'I'm so sick, I'm dying.' Kayla Mueller, of Arizona, was kidnapped by ISIS in Aleppo in 2013 and was confirmed dead on Friday. The Islamic extremist group claimed she had died during a Jordanian airstrike in Raqqa and later sent her family photos of her dead body to confirm it. One of these photos showed the aid worker covered in a white burial shroud, intended to show she had been treated with respect. Others showed bruising on her face, supposedly a sign of the airstrike - a fact disputed by US authorities and Jordan.
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Kayla Mueller was an aid-worker, basing herself at the Turkey-Syria border
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She was captured by ISIS in August 2013 and confirmed dead last Friday
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Miss Mueller struck up a friendship with Oruba Barakat while in Turkey
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After she was kidnapped Miss Barakat received a voice message from her
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She begged for help and said she was 'sick' and 'dying' in short message
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ISIS contacted family to confirm death, also sending photos of her body
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Two photos show bruises on face and another her covered in white shroud
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Ms @placeholder said she asked her friend not to travel to Syria, but she was determined to go and try and help people.
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During her time in captivity the family also received a video featured the aid worker, forcibly filmed by @placeholder as proof she was still alive.
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Miss Mueller had been working with humanitarian groups helping @placeholder refugees dispersed by the civil war when she left for Syria.
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He attitude and dedication to her volunteer work is revealed in a letter received by Miss @placeholder's parents, which she wrote in captivity.