Shamima Begum’s school and police ‘missed opportunities’, court told Shamima Begum was 15 when she and two other east London schoolgirls travelled to Syria to join IS in February 2015. The Independent UK · Nov 22, 2022
Shamima Begum may have been a victim of child trafficking, court told Lawyers for 23-year-old who left UK to join Islamic State in 2015 challenge ‘hasty’ decision to revoke citizenship The Guardian - UK · Nov 21, 2022
Shamima Begum was 'human trafficking victim', court told in citizenship hearing SHAMIMA Begum was influenced by a “determined and effective Isis propaganda machine” and should have been treated as a child trafficking victim,… The National (Scotland) · Nov 21, 2022
Shamima Begum should face justice in Britain Shamima Begum is to appeal today against the ban on her return to Britain. The case is being heard by an immigration appeals tribunal but the ultimate decision lies with the Home Secretary. Suella Braverman may stick with the view that Begum is a danger to national security. Evening Standard · Nov 21, 2022
Shamima Begum should have been treated as child trafficking victim, court told Ms Begum, who travelled to Syria aged 15, is challenging the Home Office’s decision to remove her British citizenship, The Independent UK · Nov 21, 2022
British schoolgirl who joined IS likely trafficking victim, court told A British-born woman who went to Syria as a schoolgirl to join Islamic State (IS) is challenging the UK government's decision to take away her citizenship, with her lawyers telling a London court that she was likely "a child victim of trafficking". Reuters · Nov 21, 2022
ISIS bride Shamima Begum begins High Court battle to restore her UK citizenship Shamima Begum fled east London as a 15-year-old to join Islamic State seven years ago and is now challenging the UK government's decision to remove her citizenship Daily Mirror · Nov 21, 2022
Shamima Begum ‘should have been treated as child trafficking victim’, court hears She has denied any involvement in terror activities and is challenging a Government decision to remove her citizenship Evening Standard · Nov 21, 2022
UK citizenship appeal by Shamima Begum to begin She has denied any involvement in terror activities and is challenging a Government decision to remove her citizenship. The Independent UK · Nov 21, 2022
Bodies of 2 girls found in Syria camp housing IS families A Syrian opposition war monitor and a local officials say the beheaded bodies of two Egyptian girls were found in a sprawling camp in northeastern Syria housing tens of thousands of women and children linked to the Islamic State group The Independent UK · Nov 15, 2022
Syria's Kurds Deny Involvement in Türkiye Bombing The Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) denied Monday any role in a deadly bomb attack in central Istanbul that killed six people, which Türkiye has blamed on Kurdish militants. "Our forces have nothing to do with the Istanbul bombing," said Mazloum Abdi, the chief commander of the US-allied SDF. Türkiye… Asharq Al-Awsat · Nov 15, 2022
EXPLAINER: Why Istanbul blast has political implications The attack on a central avenue in Istanbul over the weekend was a stark reminder of bombings in Turkish cities between 2015 and 2017 The Independent UK · Nov 14, 2022
Kurdish militants deny Turkish claims they carried out Istanbul attack Armed wing of PKK party says it would not target civilians after bomb leaves six dead and 81 injured The Guardian - UK · Nov 14, 2022
Istanbul bombing: 46 detained as Turkey minister blames Kurdish separatists Six people died and 81 were injured when Istanbul’s popular pedestrian thoroughfare İstiklal Avenue was hit by a bomb attack The Guardian - UK · Nov 14, 2022
France 24 · Nov 14, 2022 Turkey accuses PKK over deadly Istanbul blast, Kurdish groups deny involvement Turkish police said Monday they have detained a Syrian woman with suspected links to Kurdish militants and that she confessed to planting a bomb that exploded on a bustling pedestrian avenue in Istanbul, killing six people and wounding several dozen others. Kurdish militants strongly denied any links to the bombing.
The Independent UK · Nov 13, 2022 Lawyer: Saddam's relative has no role in IS killings in Iraq The lawyer of a great-nephew of the late Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein says her client has no links with the Islamic State group though Iraqi authorities alleged his involvement
France 24 · Nov 11, 2022 Nobel laureate Nadia Murad: 'Sexual violence does not go away when war is over' In 2014, Nadia Murad was captured, alongside many other Yazidi women, by the so-called Islamic State (IS) group in the Iraqi town of Sinjar. She was held hostage, enslaved, tortured and raped, before escaping to Mosul and making her way to Germany. After sharing the 2018 Nobel Peace Prize with…
The Guardian - UK · Nov 9, 2022 Indian police investigating film that portrays Kerala as Islamic terrorism hub Makers of Bollywood film say it is based on real information and events but have not provided any evidence
ABC News · Nov 8, 2022 Sydney mayors say repatriated families of IS fighters 'turned their backs' on Australia Three mayors from south-western Sydney call for a meeting with the Prime Minister, saying they were not consulted about the families of fighters for the so-called Islamic State being resettled in their communities.
The Independent UK · Nov 8, 2022 Officials: US aid worker shot dead in Baghdad in rare attack Two police officials say assailants shot dead an American aid worker in Baghdad in a rare killing of a foreigner in the Iraqi capital in recent years, The man was shot as he drove through the capital's central Karrada district on the east bank of the Tigris River but the…
Reuters · Nov 8, 2022 Record number of foreigners repatriated from IS camps in Syria this year Repatriations of foreign woman and children affiliated to Islamic State from detention camps in northeast Syria hit a record high in 2022, Kurdish authorities said on Tuesday.
The Independent UK · Nov 7, 2022 U.S. sanctions South African Islamic State-affiliated firms The U.S. has imposed its second round of sanctions in less than a week on people and firms in Africa who it says have provided financial or material support to the Islamic State group
Asharq Al-Awsat · Nov 7, 2022 Group Warns of Rampant Violence in Syria Camp of ISIS Families A sprawling camp in northeastern Syria housing tens of thousands of women and children linked to the ISIS group is witnessing pervasive violence, exploitation and lawlessness, an international aids group said Monday. Doctors Without Borders also said that countries with citizens held in the detention center of al-Hol in Syria’s…
The Independent UK · Nov 7, 2022 Group warns of rampant violence in Syria camp of IS families An international aid group is warning that a sprawling camp in northeastern Syria that houses tens of thousands of women and children linked to the extremist Islamic State group is witnessing pervasive violence, exploitation and lawless
The Independent UK · Nov 5, 2022 COP27: Host resort town gives Egypt tight grip over protests Egypt is touting its efforts to make Sharm el-Sheikh a more eco-friendly tourist destination as this year’s United Nations climate summit approaches