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Teenage girl who sparked UK-wide search when she vanished from her home aged 18 ‘is found six years later in Syrian camp for ISIS brides’ Nasra Abukar disappeared from her home in Lewisham in 2014 at age 18 Reports now say she traveled to Syria where she married an Isis fighter Abukar now ‘wants … Read more
A former London schoolgirl who ran away to Syria with two friends in February 2015 to join ISIS faces beatings and being placed in isolation if she tries to contact her lawyers. Shamima Begum, who was 15 when she and two other schoolgirls flew to Syria in February 2015, is appealing against a government decision … Read more
Tommy Robinson can NOT claim accusing bullied Syrian schoolboy, 16, of violent attacks on girls was in the public interest, judge rules Robinson, 37, is being sued by Jamal Hijazi after he made videos about refugee He claimed Jamal, 16, participated in an attack on a schoolgirl, which he denies Robinson has applied to amend … Read more
Four Syrian refugees have withdrawn a claim for damages against a Qatari bank they say funded a terrorist group’s torturers after an alleged harassment campaign by agents of the Gulf state’s ruling family. The claimants are bringing a case at the High Court in London against Doha Bank for allegedly allowing itself to be used … Read more
Terror twins, 22, who fled UK to become ISIS jihadi brides speak after being caught trying to escape Syrian refugee camp in bid to return to Europe Salma and Zahra Halane reportedly detained in high-security detention centre They now say they want to be repatriated to Denmark, the country of their birth Girls – dubbed … Read more
A young woman who fled Manchester to join Islamic State with her twin sister has been moved to a high-security Syrian detention camp with her young son. Twin sisters Salma and Zahra Halane fled their home in Chorlton when they were 16 years old to travel to Syria in June 2014. They were described as academically … Read more
Syrian President Bashar Assad is forced to stop speech and sit down after feeling faint while addressing MPs Bashar Assad looked tired and halted his speech in Syria’s parliament twice He told his audience: ‘My blood pressure has dropped and I need to drink water’ Assad then said ‘I need to sit for a minute … Read more
Bafta-winning Syrian activist Hassan Akkad today slammed claims that migrants flock to Britain for benefits as a ‘myth,’ and said it was ‘ironic,’ that some were referring to hundreds of refugees crossing the English Channel as an ‘invasion’. Mr Akkad, who has worked as a hospital cleaner during the Covid-19 pandemic, was speaking to Good … Read more
A second man has died after two men got into difficulty in a stretch of water connected to the River Thames in Berkshire. At around 7pm on Tuesday, officers from Thames Valley Police were called to an area of water called Lulle Brook, between Odney Lane and Mill Lane, in Cookham, Maidenhead. Three men had jumped … Read more
Syrian man dies in hospital after jumping into River Thames – three days after his friend drowned trying to save his life A man died in hospital after jumping into water connected to the River Thames Thames Valley Police were called to Lulle Brook, in Maidenhead on Tuesday night The 37-year-old, of a Syrian background … Read more