Shamima Begum loses bid to challenge removal of British citizenship at Supreme Court

Ms Begum, now 24, was born in the UK to parents of Bangladeshi heritage.At the age of 15, she travelled to Syria to support the Islamic State group. She married an IS fighter soon after arriving and went on to have three children, none of whom survived.She was stripped of her citizensip on national security grounds in 2019.Last year, Ms Begum lost her first appeal against the decision at the Special Immigration Appeals Commission , after she was found in a Syrian refugee camp.

Dismissing her Court of Appeal challenge in February, the Lady Chief Justice Baroness Carr, said: "It could be argued the decision in Ms Begum's case was harsh.Read more: France raises terror alert to highest 'emergency' level after 137 people killed in Moscow concert hall attack"It could also be argued that Ms Begum is the author of her own misfortune, but it is not for this court to agree or disagree with either point of view.

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