Ms. Begum, now 20, left London in 2015 and was stripped of her British citizenship. Since stranded in a refugee camp, she may be allowed home to appeal the decision.
U.K. Woman Who Joined IS in Syria Can Return, Court Says
A U.K. woman who joined the Islamic State as a teenager can return to the U.K. to appeal the government’s decision to strip her of her British citizenship, a London court ruled Thursday.
Shamima Begum, Who Joined ISIS in Syria, Can Return, U.K. Court Says
Shamima Begum’s eldest sister, Renu, holding her sister’s photo in 2015, after Ms. Begum fled to Syria with two other London teenagers.Credit…Laura Lean/WPA Pool, via Getty Images By Elian Peltier …
Tauqir Sharif: British-born aid worker faces trial by Syria jihadists
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UK-born IS recruit can return from Syria to challenge citizenship removal: Judge
LONDON: A British-born woman who went to Syria as a schoolgirl to join Islamic State can return to Britain to challenge the government’s removal …
Judges rule girl who travelled to Syria can return to UK challenge citizenship removal
British judges on Thursday ruled that Shamima Begum, a London schoolgirl who travelled to Syria to join Islamic State, should be allowed to return to the UK to challenge the removal of her British …
Saudi Arabia, US blacklist targets in Turkey, Syria for terrorist financing of ISIS
File photo of smoke rising in Syria’s Raqqa in 2017 during fights between the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) and ISIS militants. (Reuters) Saudi Arabia added six entities, including money transfer …
Russian, Turkish troops wounded in attack on Syria joint patrol
Moscow says a Russian and a Turkish armoured vehicle were damaged after being hit by improvised explosive device.
Currencies of Lebanon, Iran and Syria are in freefall with inflation surging, IIF says
Sanctions, geopolitics and Covid-19 have diminished the strength of the three currencies and weakened the economies of Beirut, Tehran and Damascus …
Family of Canadian child stuck in Syria taking government to court
Relatives of a five-year-old Canadian girl stuck in Syria have one question as they head to court in an escalation of a nearly year-long effort to bring the child to Canada: Why won’t the government …