Female Irish solider who joined ISIS, fled to Syria and became the second wife of British jihadi after converting to Islam appears in Irish court charged with terrorism Lisa Smith, 38, has been charged with membership of an unlawful organisation The former member of Irish Defence Forces appeared at Dublin District Court Smith was arrested … Read more
An ISIS ‘Beatle’ has for the first time admitted to abusing US hostage James Foley in an ISIS prison alongside ‘scared’ Kayla Mueller. Alexanda Kotey and El Shafee Elsheikh, who are both in U.S. military custody in Iraq, have given new details about the captivity of Western hostages in Syria, in interview tapes obtained by NBC … Read more
The parents of Kayla Mueller have told DailyMail.com that it’s ‘not easy’ learning that two ISIS ‘Beatles’ held in connection with their daughter’s capture in Syria have finally admitted their involvement in her brutal torture and death. American aid worker Kayla was captured and held hostage in Syria, where she was sexually abused and tortured … Read more
Two of the ISIS ‘Beatles’ have finally admitted their involvement in holding American aid worker Kayla Mueller hostage in Syria, where she was sexually abused and tortured before her death in 2015. Alexanda Kotey and El Shafee Elsheikh, who are both in U.S. military custody in Iraq, had previously denied ever meeting Mueller, but in … Read more
ISIS remains the ‘most significant’ threat to the UK, the Defence Secretary has warned today. Ben Wallace said an estimated 360 people from the UK who travelled to Syria and Iraq to fight for the terror group, also referred to as Daesh, remain in the region either at large or in detention. RAF aircraft have … Read more
Revealed: Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer led the charge to allow ISIS bride Shamima Begum to return to Britain amid signs of a split among Tory MPs Sir Keir Starmer led a chorus of support for Shamima Begum’s return last year He said in 2019 that stripping Begum of UK citizenship ‘was the wrong decision’ The … Read more
Jihadi bride Shamima Begum is overjoyed that she will see her family and her country again after a court ruled she should be allowed to come back to Britain, MailOnline can reveal. The 20-year-old, who fled her home in London five years ago to join ISIS, is nervous about the reception she will receive but … Read more
The lawyer representing the family of jihadi bride Shamima Begum today made the extraordinary admission that ‘nobody can be sure’ if she is still a terror threat to Britain – but insisted that she should be allowed to return to the UK anyway. Tasnime Akunjee also declared that a ‘lack of technology’ in the Syrian … Read more
Once jihadi bride Shamima Begum sets foot on British soil again, what do you think the chances are of her ever being deported? Less than zero. Even if she fails in her legal bid to have her UK citizenship reinstated, she is certain to be granted ‘exceptional leave’ to remain. For a start, no country … Read more
Jihadi bride Shamima Begum has been pictured today wearing jeans, a shirt and a blue hat as she walked through a Syrian refugee camp just hours after she won the right to return to the UK to challenge the stripping of her British citizenship. Begum – one of three east London schoolgirls who travelled to … Read more
Up to 150 British jihadis and their brides will be celebrating today after senior judges ruled that Shamima Begum must be allowed to return to the UK to fight the Home Office’s decision to revoke her British citizenship for joining the murderous Islamic State regime. Begum – one of three east London schoolgirls who travelled to … Read more
Jihadi bride Shamima Begum must be allowed to return to the UK to fight the Government’s decision to revoke her British citizenship for joining the murderous Islamic State regime, senior judges ruled today. Begum – one of three east London schoolgirls who travelled to Syria to join ISIS – lost her UK passport after she was … Read more
University of Westminster student who ran away to join ISIS ‘is killed trying to escape from jail in Syria’ Ishak Mostefaoui, 27, reportedly died while trying to escape custody in Syria The student originally from east London left the UK to join ISIS in 2014 His father Abderrahmane says the football-loving boy was radicalised in 2013 By … Read more