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NewsYahoo News UKShamima Begum says she was a 'dumb kid' who fled to Syria and now wants to 'rehabilitate others'
In her latest interview, the 21-year-old former jihadi bride insisted she did not need to be rehabilitated and said she wants to return to the UK.
NewsYahoo News UKBritish girl, 12, who was trafficked to Syria and raped by her 'husband' is still trapped there, says charity
Nadia was 12 years old when she was taken to Syria, repeatedly raped, then forced into marriage at the age of 14.
PoliticsPA Media: World NewsTurkey’s borders with Europe open as migrants gather, says president
Recep Tayyip Erdogan was speaking as migrants played a cat-and-mouse game with patrols on the Greek border.
SportReutersUPDATE 1-Soccer-Syria stay perfect with victory over Philippines
Syria maintained their perfect start to the second of round of Asian qualifying for the 2022 World Cup on Tuesday with a 1-0 win over the Philippines that keeps Fajr Ibrahim's side in pole position to advance to the next phase. Ibrahim's side have now won five games in a row and lead Group A by eight points from China, who did not play on Tuesday, and the Philippines.
PoliticsYahoo News UKIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi killed in US raid in Syria, Donald Trump says
Donald Trump said in a statement Al-Baghdadi died “crying, whimpering and screaming”.
PoliticsYahoo News UKThe 360: Should British ISIS fighters be allowed to return home?
Turkey's actions in Syria have seen several members of Isis escape.
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'All roads lead to Putin': Pelosi dings Trump on Syria decision
During a press briefing, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi gave her side of the contentious meeting Democrats had with President Trump on Wednesday.
PoliticsYahoo News UKBritish jihadis who were members of the ‘Beatles’ terrorist cell taken into US custody
Alexanda Kotey and El Shakee Elsheikh are among several dozen who will be taken into custody by the US military.
PoliticsYahoo News UKIsis jihadist brides aren't 'naive' victims and knew what they were doing, say experts
Research published in Norwegian journal Nytt norsk tidsskrift found that women who fled their homes often had stronger ideological conviction to join ISIS than men.
NewsYahoo News UKTeen arrested over 'waterboarding' of 15-year-old Syrian boy handed caution
West Yorkshire Police said the CPS had found there was not sufficient evidence to charge the teen with racially-aggravated assault of the Syrian boy.
NewsReutersU.S.-backed forces capture Syria suspects tied to American deaths
U.S.-backed forces have captured Islamic State fighters tied to a January suicide bombing in Syria that killed four Americans.
LifestyleYahoo News UKShamima Begum: Syrian forces deny 'unconfirmed' reports that Isis bride's baby son has died
Shamima Begum's lawyer Tasnime Akunjee said they have "strong but as yet unconfirmed reports" that her son has died.
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PHOTOS: Escaping Baghouz: Civilians evacuated from Syria's last ISIS enclave
U.S.-backed fighters trucked out civilians from the last speck of the Islamic State group's dying "caliphate" in Syria on Friday, eager to press on with the battle to crush the jihadists. More than four years after ISIS overran large parts of Syria and neighboring Iraq and declared a "caliphate," it has lost all of it but a tiny patch in the village of Baghouz near the Iraqi border. (AFP)
NewsYahoo News UKShamima Begum 'is not a Bangladeshi citizen' country's minister insists
The Home Office has stripped Shamima Begum of UK citizenship.
PoliticsYahoo News UKFamily of runaway schoolgirl who joined Isis beg Government to help bring her home
The teen, from Bethnal Green, is very heavily pregnant.
PoliticsYahoo News UKSajid Javid says he 'won't hesitate to block return' of teenage Isis bride Shamima Begum to UK
Home Secretary Sajid Javid said he will not hesitate to stop Britons who left the UK to join IS - like schoolgirl Shamima Begum - from returning.
PoliticsYahoo News UKPregnant British schoolgirl who fled UK to join Islamic State in Syria 'will not be rescued'
Shamima Begum left Bethnal Green when she was 15 to join the terrorist organisation in Syria.
NewsReutersU.S. Senator Graham: A rash U.S. pullout from Syria will create 'Iraq on steroids'
Senator Lindsey Graham said on Saturday he hoped President Trump would slow the U.S. withdrawal from Syria until Islamic State is destroyed.
NewsReutersFour U.S. troops reported among 16 dead in north Syria attack
A bomb attack claimed by Islamic State killed U.S. troops in northern Syria on Wednesday, weeks after President Donald Trump said group was defeated there.
NewsReutersPresident Trump threatens Turkey with economic devastation if it attacks Syrian Kurd militia
The warning drew a sharp rebuke from Ankara on Monday and revived fears of another downturn in ties between the NATO allies.
NewsReutersThe US 'has started to withdraw forces from Syria'
A coalition spokesman has confirmed that the pullout has begun following mixed messages from U.S. officials.
PoliticsYahoo News UKTwo British special forces soldiers injured in IS missile attack in Syria
Kurdish news outlet Rudaw reported that two British special forces soldiers were seriously injured in a missile attack by Islamic State in the town of Deir al-Zour.
NewsReutersFrance's Macron deeply regrets Trump decision on troops in Syria
French President Emmanuel Macron said on Sunday he deeply regretted U.S. President Donald Trump's decision to withdraw U.S. troops from Syria.
NewsReutersTurkey bolsters military on Syrian border as U.S. readies pull-out
Turkey began reinforcing its positions on both sides of its border with Syria on Sunday as Ankara and Washington agreed to coordinate a U.S. withdrawal.
NewsReutersTrump defends U.S. withdrawal from Syria, says others must fight
President Trump defended his surprise decision to declare victory over Islamic State militants in Syria and completely withdraw U.S. troops.
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