Queensland born jihadist, Amira Karroum's body was found shot and her body dismembered in Syria. Now Australian Federal Police have revealed that Ms Karroum is just one of a number of Australian women who have joined terrorist groups to fight in Syria. The 22-year-old Australian and her husband Yusif Ali who traveled to Syria together to join the fight for Al-Qaeda affiliated group Jabhat al-Nusra. Scroll down for video Amira Karroum (left) was educated at an Anglican private school and in 2011, after moving to Sydney with her sister, became a devout Muslim, donning a hijab (right) Australian Federal Police’s counter terrorism manager Neil Gaughan told The Sunday Telegraph,  that Ms Karroum was involved in active conflict with her husband.
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Amira Karroum, a 22-year-old Queenslander was killed and while fighting for terrorist group Al-Qaeda
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The young woman described herself as 'A slave to Allah' on Facebook
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She traveled to Syria with her husband Yusif Ali to join the war
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Mr Ali, an Adelaide born jihadist was also killed, he had been trained by Al-Qaeda overseas
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Australian Federal Police have for the first time confirmed that a small number of Australian women have fought in Syria
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The pair were fighting a turf war with Islamic State
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