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

Report Calls for Shamima Begum’s Repatriation to Britain

Shamima Begum, who left her home in east London at the age of 15 to join the Islamic State in 2015, now lives in a detention camp in Syria. A recent review of Britain’s counter-terrorism policy has recommended that she be allowed to return to the UK.

The Independent Commission on UK Counterterrorism completed a three-year inquiry, concluding that Begum and other British nationals detained in Syrian camps should be repatriated. The commission warned that these camps risk being seen as “Britain’s Guantanamo.”

“Britain’s Guantanamo”

This phrase alludes to indefinite detentions at the US facility Guantanamo Bay, drawing a parallel to the situation where Begum remains held without charge or trial. The commission further stated that conditions in camps such as Al Hol and Al Roj amounted to “inhuman and degrading treatment.”

“Inhuman and degrading treatment.”

The commission includes former Attorney General Dominic Grieve, Baroness Sayeeda Warsi, Richard Barrett — the former global counter-terrorism director of MI6 — and Sir Peter Fahy, the former chief of Greater Manchester Police.

Reports estimate that between 50 and 70 British citizens, mostly women and 12 to 30 children, remain detained in Syrian camps.

Author’s Summary

The UK commission urges the government to repatriate Shamima Begum and other citizens from Syrian camps, highlighting human rights violations and legal concerns over their detention.

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Daily Mail Daily Mail — 2025-11-12

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