"I am a bit shocked," she told ITV News after learning of the move which was announced in a letter on Tuesday from Britain's interior ministry to her mother in London. "In order to protect this country, he has the power to deprive someone of their British citizenship where it would not render them stateless." The interior ministry reportedly believes that she is entitled to claim citizenship in the south Asian country. Begum fled Britain with Kadiza Sultana, who has since been reported killed, and Amira Abase. Begum said in recent media interviews that Abase had stayed in a village where ISIS fighters are making a final stand against US-backed forces.

Source: News 24 February 20, 2019 11:03 UTC