American officials and Muellers' parents struggled, mostly in secret, to find and free her. Apr 9, 2014 - Explore Tonya Campbell's board "Daughters of Isis", followed by 279 people on Pinterest. Sorry, your blog cannot share posts by email. USPS worker arrested at Canadian border with bin of mail, undelivered ballots, How to watch Joe Biden’s election speech live tonight, Putin plans to step down next year, report claims. Kayla Mueller was murdered by… Marsha Moeller told KPHO. The administration showed more concern for the terrorists in Guantanamo than the American hostages in Syria.”, “The military prepared a rescue mission, but the White House delayed it,” Carl Mueller continued. Please enable cookies on your web browser in order to continue. The parents of Kayla Mueller, the young Christian woman kidnapped and slain by ISIS, attended the vice presidential debate on Wednesday as guests of Vice President Mike Pence, who mentioned their daughter’s ordeal during his face-off with Sen. Kamala Harris (D-CA). She was held by the terror group for 18 months, during which terror leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi tortured and raped her. The new European data protection law requires us to inform you of the following before you use our website: We use cookies and other technologies to customize your experience, perform analytics and deliver personalized advertising on our sites, apps and newsletters and across the Internet based on your interests. Clarissa-Jan Lim is a reporter and editor at BuzzFeed News. This content is currently not available in your region. 104,975, This story has been shared 93,440 times. Ao continuar com a navegação em nosso site, você aceita o uso de cookies. The Daily Wire is one of America’s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. "Everywhere Kayla went, people smiled," Marsha Mueller said. ", He said the government held to a policy of not paying ransoms to terrorist organizations in Kayla's case because if it did not, "not only are we financing their slaughter of innocent people and strengthening their organization, but we're actually making Americans even greater targets for future kidnappings.". After Pence's remarks on Wednesday night, Harris responded: "First of all, to the Mueller family, I know about your daughter's case and I am so sorry. The Mueller’s shredded Joe Biden and the Obama administration for ignoring them and failing to do everything possible to bring their daughter home safely. What happens if Trump loses the election and refuses to concede? Calls from The Arizona Republic to the Muellers went unanswered Wednesday. New Iraqi leader caught between Iran and the U.S. You also agree to our Terms of Service. “Our daughter Kayla was taken as a hostage and murdered by ISIS. Inside Syria, where a years-long civil war was further clouded by the rising influence of ISIS, Mueller was soon captured. In February 2015, her captors announced she had died. To those soldiers, thank you. They shaved her head. President Obama refused to meet with us until ISIS had already beheaded other Americans. Kayla Mueller's Parents Delivered A Raw And Emotional Speech At The RNC. Americans who don’t just talk — they act.”. Kayla Mueller's body has yet to be recovered. She was held for 18 months, and other captives later reported she endured rape and torture at the hands of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the former ISIS leader. Pence suggested delays during the Obama administration were the reason Mueller hadn't been saved. President Obama refused to meet with us until ISIS had already beheaded other Americans,” Carl Mueller continued. She became a humanitarian aid worker, and when she was helping children at an orphanage in India, Kayla wrote, ‘I find God in the suffering eyes reflected in mine. Kayla Mueller’s parents call Baghdadi raid named for their slain daughter an ‘amazing gift’ Kayla Mueller in Prescott, Ariz., on May 30, 2013. She was held hostage for 18 months. "Al-Baghdadi was responsible for the death of thousands," Pence said. “To this day, we’ve never heard from Joe Biden.”. "All Kayla wanted was to make it home," Marsha Mueller said. "I am not breaking down and I will not give in no matter how long it takes.". "The operators named themselves 'Task Force 814' after Aug. 14, Kayla’s birthday. In August 2013, she was asked by another aid worker to cross the border into Syria to help at a hospital,” Marsha Mueller continued. Her body was never recovered. In 2015, she was killed in uncertain circumstances. In 2012 Kayla worked with the Danish Refugee Council and the humanitarian organisation Support to Life on the Turkey/Syria border. “They shaved her head, they beat her, and tortured her. BuzzFeed News has journalists around the US bringing you trustworthy stories on the 2020 Elections. What happened to her is awful and it should have never happened. Carl and Marsha Mueller delivered a gut-wrenching address about their daughter's torture as an ISIS hostage while criticizing the Obama administration and praising Trump. Kayla was looking down on you.”, “The Trump team gave us empathy we never received from the Obama administration,” he said. More than the raid itself, which remained mostly cloaked as a secret military operation, families of hostages have objected to the Obama administration's handling of the captors' demands for ransom. “Everywhere Kayla went, people smiled,” she said. Carl and Marsha Mueller on Thursday said they believed Kayla would have been rescued had Trump been in office when she was taken captive. "We feel this is the moment," said Carl. Kayla was looking down on you," Carl Mueller said. The accusation alludes to claims of delays that have long swirled around Mueller's captivity, though the Obama administration denied it stalled on a rescue. Kayla had a gift to be able to see the world through someone else’s eyes. It was heartbreaking. By the time it went forward, Kayla had been moved to another location.”. He added: “The military prepared a rescue mission, but the White House delayed it. And they named the mission Operation Kayla Mueller. Kayla Mueller’s parents call Baghdadi raid named for their slain daughter an ‘amazing gift’ Kayla Mueller in Prescott, Ariz., on May 30, 2013. © 2020 NYP Holdings, Inc. 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U.S. intelligence officials told her family four months later that she was raped repeatedly by al-Baghdadi. “On August 4, 2013, ISIS terrorists stopped her vehicle and took her captive.”, “Kayla was mostly held in a 12 x 12 cell in solitary confinement. ", In heartbreaking testimonial, parents of Kayla Mueller, humanitarian worker captured and killed by ISIS, honor their daughter, praise Pres. Caso não concorde com o uso cookies dessa forma, você deverá ajustar as configurações de seu navegador ou deixar de acessar o nosso site e serviços. She worked with troubled youth, military veterans, and Native Americans. Family of slain ISIS hostage Kayla Mueller says they secretly met with her captors in Iraq Kayla Mueller, a humanitarian worker, was tortured and killed by ISIS. The raid that led to al-Baghdadi's death was named after Mueller. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. The parents of 26-year-old American aid worker Kayla Mueller, who died in 2015 while being held captive by ISIS, delivered a raw and emotional speech on the last night of the Republican National Convention about her capture and torture in Syria. Our members help us keep our quality news free and available for all. / CBS/AP. If Donald Trump had been president when Kayla was captured, she would be here today.”, "God gave us Kayla, and she gave herself to the world. To those soldiers: thank you. “For 18 months she endured and we endured an agonizing back and forth between us, the Obama administration, and ISIS. Mueller's death was reported in February 2015. Arizona's Kayla Mueller, ISIS hostage killed in Syria, becomes a focus of Pence-Harris debate. Pence cited Mueller's parents' previous remarks supporting President Donald Trump. Vice President Mike Pence, during a debate with Democratic nominee Sen. Kamala Harris, invoked the story of Mueller, who was tortured and raped while being held hostage by ISIS during the years of President Barack Obama's administration.
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