IS bride is entitled to apply for legal aid, says Jeremy Corbyn
Jeremy Corbyn has defended the right of Islamic State (IS) bride Shamima Begum to apply for legal aid after being stripped of her British citizenship.
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Legal aid for IS teenager Shamima Begum makes me uncomfortable – Jeremy Hunt
The Foreign Secretary has said giving Shamima Begum access to legal aid to challenge the decision to deprive her of UK citizenship would make him “very uncomfortable”.
Red Cross believes New Zealand nurse kidnapped in Syria may still be alive
A New Zealand nurse has been held captive by the Islamic State group in Syria for almost six years – information long kept secret for fear her life might be at risk.
‘Small number’ of British children have returned to UK after leaving Syria
A “small number” of British children have left Syria and returned to the UK via other countries in the last year, it has emerged.
Two men convicted of planning to join Daesh
Two friends who attempted to travel to Syria have been found guilty of preparing for terrorist acts in support of the so-called Islamic State.
Arab summit united in opposition to Trump’s Israel policy
Leaders meeting in Tunisia for the annual Arab League summit were united in their condemnation of Trump administration policies seen as unfairly biased toward Israel.
No-one can condone choices made by suspected Irish Isis bride – Varadkar
Irish premier Leo Varadkar has said that nobody can condone the choices of Lisa Smith, an Irish woman who is currently detained in Syria and has alleged links to Islamic State (IS).
Syrians protest after Trump recognises Israel sovereignty over Golan Heights
Thousands of Syrians have gathered in the streets of different cities to protest against President Donald Trump’s formal recognition of Israel’s sovereignty over the occupied Golan Heights, according to state media.
Timeline: Islamic State’s rise, rampage and fall
The eradication of Islamic State from the last sliver of a territory that once stretched across vast swathes of Iraq and Syria has finally been confirmed.
Shamima Begum family ‘starts appeal against citizenship decision’
The family of Islamic State bride Shamima Begum are reported to have begun legal proceedings to review the decision to strip her of British citizenship.
IS territory in Syria nearly eliminated, says Trump
US President Donald Trump has said the last of Islamic State’s territory in Syria will be freed by US-backed forces “by tonight”.
More than 2,500 Syrian refugees have settled in Scotland – SNP
Almost a fifth of the Syrian refugees who have come to the UK as part of a special programme have settled in Scotland, according to figures revealed by the SNP.
IS militants stage counter-attack from final stronghold
Islamic State militants are putting up a desperate fight against advances by US-backed Syrian forces.
Taoiseach: Woman suspected of IS link will be allowed to return to Ireland
An Irish woman detained in Syria will be allowed return despite her alleged links to Islamic State (IS), the Taoiseach has said.
Hunt says there are efforts to save children from Syria after Begum’s boy dies
Jeremy Hunt has insisted officials are working on how to rescue British children born to Islamic State runaways after the death of Shamima Begum’s baby in a Syrian camp.
Britain ‘strips two more IS brides of citizenship’
Two more jihadi brides being held with their children in Syrian refugee camps have been stripped of their British citizenship, it has been reported.
Muslim leader urges Bangladesh to take in IS runaway Shamima Begum
Shamima Begum should be taken in by Bangladesh in an act of sympathy, a senior Muslim leader has said, as Sajid Javid faced a fresh backlash for stripping the Islamic State runaway’s UK citizenship.
Former Irish soldier ‘detained in Syria’
A former Irish soldier who converted to radical Islam has reportedly been detained in Syria.
Sajid Javid criticised after death of Shamima Begum’s baby
Sajid Javid’s decision to strip Islamic State runaway Shamima Begum of her British citizenship has come under renewed criticism after her baby died in a refugee camp in Syria.
Shamima Begum’s baby son has died, lawyer confirms
The baby son of Islamic State runaway Shamima Begum has died.