Nineteen-year-old ISIS
bride, Shamima Begum UK citizenship has been revoked by the UK government, ITV
reports.
Shamima Begum married an
ISIS fighter and fled to Syria.
In the letter, which was
obtained by ITV News, Shamima’s mother was told:
“Please find enclosed
papers that relate to a decision taken by the Home Secretary, to deprive your
daughter, Shamima Begum, of her British citizenship.
“In light of the
circumstances of your daughter, the notice of the Home Secretary’s decision has
been served of file today (19th February), and the order removing her British
citizenship has subsequently been made.”
A statement from the
family, shared by their lawyer, Mohammed T Akunjee, said they are hoping to
challenge the decision.
Shamima was found in a
Syrian refugee camp by the Times newspaper last week, having reportedly left
Baghuz, IS’s last stronghold in the country.
Last weekend she then gave
birth to a baby boy, who she hoped to bring back to the UK with her.
Following an interview with
the BBC, Shamima hit headlines for her comments surrounding the the 2017
Manchester Arena attack, which killed 22.
Comparing what happened to
military assaults on Syria, she said:
“It’s one thing to kill a
soldier, it’s fine, it’s self-defence. But to kill people like women and
children just like the women and children in Baghuz who are being killed right
now unjustly by the bombings – it’s a two-way thing really because women and
children are being killed back in the Islamic State right now.
“It’s kind of retaliation.
Their justification was that it was retaliation so I thought, okay, that is a
fair justification.”
She did, however, add she
felt it was ‘wrong’ that innocent people – including children – got killed.
Actor Danny Dyer weighed in
on the matter during a recent interview on Good Morning Britain, where he said
she should be allowed to return to the UK.
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