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Shamima Begum travelled to Syria in 2015 aged 15 and her citizenship was revoked on national security grounds in 2019

British-born woman who joined IS loses citizenship appeal

A British-born woman who went to Syria as a schoolgirl to join so-called Islamic State has lost her latest appeal over the removal of her British citizenship.

World • 23 Feb 24

Shamima Begum left London as a 15-year-old to join Islamic State

Shamima Begum loses appeal over citizenship removal

A woman who left London as a teenager to join the Islamic State is due to find out whether she has won an appeal against the decision to remove her British citizenship.

UK • 22 Feb 23

Shamima Begum fled her London home for Syria as a 15-year-old in 2015

Runaway IS bride Shamima Begum begs for forgiveness

Former IS-bride Shamima Begum has begged the British public for forgiveness, saying there is "no evidence" she was a key player in preparing terrorist acts and is prepared to prove her innocence in court.

World • 15 Sep 21

Shamima Begum was 15 when she and two other east London schoolgirls travelled to Syria to join the Islamic State militant group

UK Supreme Court blocks IS recruit's citizenship appeal

Shamima Begum cannot return to the UK to pursue an appeal against the removal of her British citizenship, the Supreme Court has ruled.

World • 26 Feb 21

Shamima Begum had her British citizenship revoked on national security grounds after she travelled to Syria in February 2015

IS bride Begum can return for appeal in UK, court rules

A London schoolgirl who travelled to Syria to join the Islamic State group should be allowed to return to the UK to challenge the deprivation of her British citizenship, senior judges have ruled.

UK • 16 Jul 20

Shamima Begum gave birth to the boy in a refugee camp in February

Baby of IS bride Shamima Begum has died - reports

There are unconfirmed reports that the baby son of Shamima Begum, a teenager who fled the UK to join Islamic State in Syria, is believed to have died.

World • 08 Mar 19

Shamima Begum: 'They are making an example of me. I regret speaking to the media.

Shamima Begum says she regrets speaking to media

British teenager Shamima Begum, who joined the so-called Islamic State when she was 15, has said she regrets speaking to the media and wishes she had found a different way to contact her family.

World • 24 Feb 19