Sharmeena Begum reportedly arrested in Syria over alleged Berlin attack links

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Sharmeena Begum reportedly arrested in Syria over alleged Berlin attack links

Daily Mail · 36 minutes ago

Sharmeena Begum, a British woman accused of recruiting Shamima Begum into ISIS, has reportedly been arrested in Syria after allegedly exchanging messages with Abdul Ballout, linked to a deadly Berlin Pride attack. German investigators reportedly passed her details to Western intelligence agencies, which traced her to Syria; her father said he had believed she was dead.

Begum left London for Syria as a schoolgirl in 2014 and allegedly helped persuade other Bethnal Green pupils to join ISIS. She is accused of supporting ISIS propaganda and fundraising, and reportedly escaped a Kurdish-run detention camp; having lost her British citizenship, she is expected to face terrorism charges in Syria, where a conviction could lead to the death penalty.

  • British ISIS-linked woman reportedly arrested in Syria.
  • She allegedly communicated with the Berlin attacker.
  • Syria may prosecute her and impose the death penalty.

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Originally published by Daily Mail as “London schoolgirl who recruited Shamima Begum for ISIS is found ALIVE: Jihadi bride is arrested over Berlin terror attack and may face death penalty – as her shocked father sobs: ‘I thought she was dead’”.