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The country’s Supreme Court has banned Shamima Begum, a British citizen of Bangladeshi descent who joined the militant group Islamic State (IS), from returning to the UK. The verdict was handed down on Friday.
Shamima left the UK with friends when she was just 15 years old to join IS. Six years later, the highest court in the country will rule on his return.
The UK government, which refused to allow 21-year-old Shamima to return, stripped her of British citizenship. Five Supreme Court judges ruled Friday that it would be fair to challenge the decision and allow him to return to the country to participate in the case.
Shamima is now in a camp controlled by armed guards in northern Syria. Shamima Begum emigrated to Syria with her two girlfriends in February 2015. All three were students at Bethnal Green Academy in Bangladesh-dominated East London. After moving to Syria, Shamima married Igo Ridaik, an IS militant of Dutch descent.
In February 2019, a British journalist met Shamima in a Syrian refugee camp. Then Shamima expressed her wish to return to the UK. A few days later, Shamima gave birth to a boy. The baby died a few days later. The Yago-Shamima couple also had two children before. However, no child survived. Shamima said they died of malnutrition and disease.
After seeking refuge in a refugee camp, he wanted to return home, but the UK revoked his citizenship for security reasons. Shamima then appealed to the court through his lawyer against the British government’s decision.
Ittefaq / AR
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