Whinging Towie-loving jihadi moans SHE has suffered because of joining ISIS – as she’s back on Britain’s streets
Tareena Shakil is apparently living in Birmingham after she was released from behind bars last summer
THE FAMILY of a Towie-loving jihadi today moaned SHE is the one who has suffered since joining ISIS - as it's revealed she's back on Britain's streets.
Tareena Shakil, 29, became the first British woman to be jailed after fleeing to Syria to be part of the murderous cult - sentenced to six years behind bars in 2016.
But it was revealed the young woman was freed from prison last summer, and is now living in a Birmingham flat.
Today, her mum Mandy, speaking from the family home in Burton-on-Trent, Staffs, said her daughter was "keeping her head down".
But a family source said she felt "victimised" after the spotlight was thrown back on Brit jihadis following pregnant Shamima Begum's pleas to come back to the UK to have her baby.
Her family say they "can't understand" why her case is in the public interest - despite the fact she fled to Syria to be part of "the next generation of fighters".
A source close to the family told The Sun Online: "The family feel that they are victims of the fallout of the girl in Tower Hamlets and they want to be left alone. They think it's all being dragged up.
"Tareena has been out of prison for a considerable amount of time and has been signing on at the police station as required.
"The family don’t understand why this is of public interest."
Her mum refused to comment further, but hinted her daughter had gone to ground, adding: "You won't be able to find her".
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Shakil was jailed after a judge found she had intentionally travelled to the war-torn region of Syria to join ISIS.
She had told her family she was going on holiday to Turkey but instead secretly went to Raqqa after taking out a student loan in 2014.
Once there, Shakil even boasted of joining the terrifying Islamic State, posing with weapons - with one picture even showing her toddler son in an IS hat.
She ultimately returned to the UK after apparently telling an IS minder she had to go visit her husband, who didn't exist.
She then got a taxi to take her close to Turkey - running across a field to safety.
Returning to England, Shakil was found guilty of encouraging acts of terrorism on social media and being a member of Islamic State, jailed for six years in 2016.
She has put all that radicalisation behind her and just wants to live a normal life now
Relative Of Tareena Shakil
The judge found she had intentionally travelled to the war-torn region to "produce the next generation of fighters".
Relatives said the former finance student had been released from jail last summer.
They said: "I’ve seen her a few times since then, including at Christmas. She has put all that radicalisation behind her and just wants to live a normal life now. She no longer wears a headscarf."
However, relatives claimed her son was not in her custody and she instead had "supervised contact" visits.
Debate over British jihadis returning to the UK after running away to Syria has raged this week after teen Begum, now 19, reurfaced in a Syrian refugee camp.
The teen said she did not regret her decision to join the cult - but was desperate to come home for the sake of her child's health.
She said: "In the end, I just could not endure anymore. I just couldn’t take it. Now all I want to do is come home to Britain."
RETURNING JIHADIS What is the law in Britain?
In 2018, it was revealed that almost 400 Brit jihadis who fought for bloodthirsty ISIS in Syria are back in the UK.
But shockingly just one in ten have been prosecuted for "direct action they've carried out in Syria".
Around 15 per cent of the 850 Brits believed to have travelled to Syria or Iraq have died.
The Home Office says every person who returns is questioned by police and an assessment made over whether they are a threat to Britain.
However few have been prosecuted.
The Counter-Terrorism and Border Security Bill is currently going through Parliament, after its third reading in the House of Lords.
This could make travelling abroad to join terror groups an offence which carries a penalty of ten years in prison.
Security Minister Ben Wallace said: "The UK advises against all travel to Syria and parts of Iraq. Anyone who does travel to these areas, for whatever reason, is putting themselves in considerable danger.
"Everyone who returns from taking part in the conflict in Syria or Iraq must expect to be investigated by the police to determine if they have committed criminal offences, and to ensure that they do not pose a threat to our national security.
"There are a range of terrorism offences where individuals can be convicted for crimes committed overseas and we can also use Temporary Exclusion Orders to control an individuals' return to the UK."
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Shakil's release from prison comes after her father and brother were jailed for peddling drugs.
Tareem Shakil, 26, and Mohammad Shakil, 47, ran a drugs operation from three addresses in Swadlincote.
Mohammad was found guilty at trial, while Tareem pleaded guilty to conspiracy to supply Class A drugs, including heroin and crack cocaine.
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