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Shamima Begum, a stateless former ISIS member, reappears at a Syrian camp after UK denied her citizenship and appeals.
Shamima Begum, the 26-year-old British woman who joined ISIS at 15 and was stripped of her citizenship in 2019, has been seen for the first time in years at the al-Roj camp in northeastern Syria, where she is detained with other foreign nationals linked to the group.
Described as pale, thin, and wearing a surgical mask, she spoke only briefly during a tense interview, saying “We don’t have anything to say” before leaving with American detainee Hoda Muthana.
Begum, now stateless, has exhausted all legal appeals in the UK, including a final Supreme Court rejection in August 2024, and is pursuing a case at the European Court of Human Rights, arguing the UK failed to protect her as a potential trafficking victim.
Her appearance reignites debate over Western nations’ responsibility to repatriate citizens detained in post-ISIS camps, as the UK has not yet responded to calls for her return.
Shamima Begum, ex miembro apátrida de ISIS, reaparece en un campamento sirio después de que el Reino Unido le negó su ciudadanía y apelaciones.