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What group offered to trade her for prisoners on two occasions?

  • Hamas

  • Boko Haram

  • Islamic State

  • Al Qaeda

Answer

The Islamic State offered to trade her for prisoners on two occasions. The first time was in July 2014, when the group offered to trade her for the Jordanian pilot Muath al-Kasasbeh, who was captured by the group in December 2014.
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