ISIS bride Shamima Begum should be repatriated to Britain, report says

ISIS Bride Shamima Begum Should Be Repatriated to Britain, Report Says

Shamima Begum is currently held in a detention camp in Syria after leaving her home in east London at age 15 to join Islamic State in 2015. A recent review of the UK's counter-terrorism policy recommends allowing her to return to the UK.

Findings of the Independent Commission on UK Counterterrorism

After a three-year investigation, the commission concluded that Begum, along with other British nationals detained in Syrian camps, should be repatriated. They warned that these camps risk becoming known as "Britain's Guantanamo," referencing the U.S. facility used for indefinite detention of al-Qaeda suspects after 9/11.

The camps risked being seen as "Britain's Guantanamo" — a reference to the US detention facility Guantanamo Bay, which was used to indefinitely hold al-Qaeda suspects in the years following the 9/11 atrocities.

This comparison highlights that Begum is held without formal charges or trial. The commission also described conditions in Syrian camps like Al Hol and Al Roj as amounting to "inhuman and degrading treatment."

Conditions in Syrian camps such as Al Hol and Al Roj amounted to "inhuman and degrading treatment."

Commission Membership

British Citizens in Syrian Camps

It is estimated that between 50 and 70 British citizens are detained in Syrian camps, mostly women, with 12 to 30 children among them.

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