Her fears come after Russia and Turkey agreed that the Kurdish forces must withdraw from within 30km of the border including the al-Roj camp. Begum is currently appealing the withdrawal of her British citizenship by the Government but has little hope of success. The court is being asked to determine “whether the deprivation decision rendered the applicant stateless”. Mr Hickman said the court also had to decide “whether the deprivation decision gave rise to a real risk of death or degrading and inhuman treatment”. Kadiza Sultana and Amira Abase, then 16 and 15 respectively, and Ms Begum boarded a flight from Gatwick Airport to Istanbul, Turkey, on February 17, 2015, before making their way to Raqqa in Syria.

Source: Daily Mirror October 25, 2019 23:37 UTC