Indian Student Said to Have Joined ISIS Is Reported Dead Foreign Desk

The student, Arif Majeed, 22, left his home in Kalyan, outside Mumbai, in May, telling his family he was going to study, and next contacted them from Iraq, where he and his friends slipped away from a religious tour group and traveled to Mosul, a city now dominated by Sunni militants.

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Published inThe New York times
Main Author Choksi, Mansi
Format Newspaper Article
LanguageEnglish
Published New York, N.Y New York Times Company 29.08.2014
EditionLate Edition (East Coast)
Subjects
Casualties
College students
Majeed, Arif
Radical groups
Iraq
India
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Summary:The student, Arif Majeed, 22, left his home in Kalyan, outside Mumbai, in May, telling his family he was going to study, and next contacted them from Iraq, where he and his friends slipped away from a religious tour group and traveled to Mosul, a city now dominated by Sunni militants.
ISSN:0362-4331