Jihadi bride Aqsa Mahmood told her parents she wanted to be a martyr.



The 20-year-old - believed to be in a part of Syria controlled by terror group Islamic State  - has been officially missing from her Glasgow home since November 2013.

But her father Muzaffar has revealed that he heard from her four days after she disappeared as she crossed the Turkish border in to the war-torn state.

"Her message was that I will see you on the day of judgment…I will take you to heaven.

"I will hold your hand. That's what she said. I want to be a martyr."

Mr Mahmood, a Glasgow businessman, and his wife Khalida were speaking in an exclusive interview with Atika Shubert of US broadcaster CNN.

He said: "She was the best daughter you could have. We just don't know what happened to her. She loved school. She was very friendly. I have never shouted at her all my life, all my life,"

"We are a moderate Muslim family, and it's a big shock for us…We thought there was nothing wrong with praying and reading the Koran."

As Umm Layth, Ms Mahmood, has exhorted people to emulate the men who killed Drummer Lee Rigby on the streets of Woolwich, east London.

Soon after arriving in Syria, the Scot sent her father a message saying that she had married an Islamic State fighter. Later tweets suggest that she is mostly involved in domestic work. Mr Mahmood aid: "We used to tell her ... this is not Islam, some of these groups are not Islam. "They are doing wrong things which we don't approve of. Obviously, no Muslim approves this."

Mr Mahmood, who previously spoke to Scottish media, used the American broadcaster to try and reach his daughter, who has cut off social media contact after being unveiled.

He added: "We just want her back. We miss her too much. We love her. We just want to see her back and want to hug her. She was such a good daughter," Muzaffar said.

Looking directly into the camera, Mrs Mahmood said, "Aqsa, my dear daughter, please come back. At this moment, I am missing you a lot."