Shamima Begum loses appeal against removal of her British citizenship

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Shamima Begum is set to find out if she has won an appeal against the removal of her British citizenship.

While still a schoolgirl in east London she travelled to Syria in 2015 to join Islamic State at the age of 15, before her citizenship was revoked on national security grounds shortly after she was found in a refugee camp in 2019.

After a series of legal battles, Ms Begum, now 24, lost her latest challenge at the Special Immigration Appeals Commission (SIAC) in February last year - but took her case to the Court of Appeal in October.

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