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Twelve MORE British ISIS brides have arrived in Shamima Begum’s Syrian refugee camp THIS WEEK amid fears over UK return

TWELVE more British women have arrived at the displacement camp where ISIS bride Shamima Begum is being held in Syria, it is reported.

The moaning 19-year-old is living in al-Hawl refugee camp with her newborn son after being driven from ISIS-controlled land in recent weeks.

 Shamima Begum has told interviewers she wants to return to Britain to raise her newborn son
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Shamima Begum has told interviewers she wants to return to Britain to raise her newborn son
 She says the Home Office needs to show her some 'sympathy'
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She says the Home Office needs to show her some 'sympathy'
 The camp is located in northern Syria, near the border with Turkey
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The camp is located in northern Syria, near the border with Turkey

Begum has been stripped of her citizenship despite pleas for the UK Government to allow her to return home to raise her baby.

According to the , the 12 new arrivals reached the camp this week, joining a 39,000-strong mass of displaced people.

It raises the possibilty Amira Abase, the third member of the group Begum fled Britain with in 2015, could still be alive.

Sultana is believed to have died in a Russian airstrike on an ISIS stronghold in May 2016.

The three teenagers all fled Bethnal Green, London, together having been lured to join ISIS by beheading videos on the internet.

Of Sultana's death, Begum told : "Her house was bombed. Underground, there was secret stuff going on and a spy had figured out that something was going on and other people got killed as well.

"At first I was in denial. I thought if we died we'd die together."

She also revealed she last heard from Abase just a few weeks ago and she was "still alive in Baghuz", the terror's group's last remaining territory.

It comes as footage published by showed Begum reading a copy of the Home Office letter her parents received yesterday.

It stated: "In light of the circumstances of your daughter, the notice of the Home Secretary's decision has been served of file today (19th February), and the order removing her British citizenship has subsequently been made."


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Begum responded by saying she would like Home Secretary Sajid Javid to "review my case again and have a bit more sympathy for me and understanding, and you know, maybe give me a reason why they see me as a threat to the UK".

She added: "I'm a bit shocked... It's a bit unjust on me and my son."

The 19-year-old, who gave birth to her baby boy on Sunday, said she had not been informed of the decision prior to seeing the letter.

She added: "I don't know what to say. I am not that shocked but I am a bit shocked. It’s a bit upsetting and frustrating.

"It’s kind of heartbreaking to read. My family made it sound like it would be a lot easier for me to come back to the UK when I was speaking to them in Baghouz. It’s kind of hard to swallow.

"I heard that other people are being sent back to Britain so I don’t know why my case is any different to other people, or is it just because I was on the news four years ago?"

She then suggested she might try use her marriage to Dutch jihadi Yago Riedijk as a means of gaining citizenship in Europe.

"Another option I might try with my family is my husband is from Holland and he has family in Holland.

"Maybe I can ask for citizenship in Holland. If he gets sent back to prison in Holland I can just wait for him while he is in prison."

 Some 39,000 people are living at al-Hawl refugee camp in northern Syria
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Some 39,000 people are living at al-Hawl refugee camp in northern SyriaCredit: niqash.org
 It is believed 12 more British women have arrived at the camp in the past week
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It is believed 12 more British women have arrived at the camp in the past weekCredit: AFP or licensors
 Local authorities are concerned European countries will stop their nationals returning home from the camps
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Local authorities are concerned European countries will stop their nationals returning home from the campsCredit: AFP or licensors
 The camp is full of refugees as well as displaced ISIS supporters. File image
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The camp is full of refugees as well as displaced ISIS supporters. File imageCredit: AFP or licensors
 A French jihadi bride walks through the camp with her child
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A French jihadi bride walks through the camp with her childCredit: AFP or licensors
 Thousands have arrived at the site as the ISIS's last redoubts are crushed by opposition forces
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Thousands have arrived at the site as the ISIS's last redoubts are crushed by opposition forcesCredit: AFP or licensors


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