The US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces have informed that the baby boy of Shamima Begum, a British-born teenager who left London to join the Islamic State group, scummed to death in Syria. As per medical reports, the baby died of pneumonia. Bagum gave birth to the baby last month in a refugee camp in northeastern Syria.
The 19 year old Begum was stripped of her citizenship by the British government despite her wish to return. Reports say that Begum had previously given birth to two other children who are believed to have died, apparently from illness and malnutrition.
Her case has highlighted a dilemma that many of the European countries are facing. They are confused as whether to allow jihadists and IS sympathisers to come home and face prosecution or bar them from entry as the jihadists’ “caliphate” crumbles.
The runaway teen, who along with two other schoolgirls, had left east London for Syria when she was 15 years old, had said last month that she wanted to return to Britain after fleeing fighting between the terror group and US-backed forces. At the time, Ms Begum had said, "Losing my children the way I lost them, I don’t want to lose this baby as well and this is really not a place to raise children, this camp.”
But British public sentiment had hardened against Begum, who showed little repentance about IS attacks when she spoke to journalists at the refugee camp. Home Secretary Sajid Javid revoked her citizenship, deeming her to be a security risk, although the government had hinted her newborn son could be treated differently. However, Senior British opposition figure Diane Abbott called the UK government decision “callous and inhumane”.