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flag Shamima Begum, a stateless former ISIS member, reappears at a Syrian camp after UK denied her citizenship and appeals.

flag 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. flag 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. flag 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. flag 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.

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