Shamima Begum, who left the UK as a teenager to join IS, Syria, has lost her appeal to have her British citizenship reinstated

Shamima Begum, who left the UK as a teenager to join IS, Syria, has lost her appeal to have her British citizenship reinstated

The British-born woman of Bangladeshi origin eloped at the age of 15 years.

The British-born woman of Bangladeshi origin eloped at the age of 15 years.

Begum was born in 1999 in England to Bangladeshi parents.

Begum was born in 1999 in England to Bangladeshi parents.

Even as a teenager Begum was identified as a "vulnerable child" by social services due to concerns about neglect.

Even as a teenager Begum was identified as a "vulnerable child" by social services due to concerns about neglect.

In February 2015, she and two classmates traveled to Syria to join IS where she married an IS fighter shortly after arrival.

In February 2015, she and two classmates traveled to Syria to join IS where she married an IS fighter shortly after arrival.

Begum had three children with the fighter, all of whom died young.

Begum had three children with the fighter, all of whom died young.

She was found in a Syrian refugee camp in 2019, pregnant with her fourth child.

She was found in a Syrian refugee camp in 2019, pregnant with her fourth child.

Her British citizenship was stripped down by the UK government on national security grounds.

Her British citizenship was stripped down by the UK government on national security grounds.

Currently, she is in a detention camp in Syria, effectively stateless.

Currently, she is in a detention camp in Syria, effectively stateless.

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