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Twelve members of the same family have died after going to join Islamic State, a relative has said.
The Mannan family, from Luton, Bedfordshire, are thought to have crossed into the war-torn nation from Turkey soon after leaving the UK in May 25.
The father of the family Muhammed, 75, and wife Minera died in Raqqa from health issues, according to the dad’s son from a previous marriage.
He told MailOnline: ‘They are all dead. It’s over, finished. We had been trying to find out for some time what had happened to them and it was only confirmed to us recently from Syria. Read more