As she begged for a return to the UK, Begum blamed her decision to leave the country and join ISIS on her being a 'dumb kid'. (Image: Andy Drury/ Magnus News)The Bethnal Green schoolgirl has claimed she was brainwashed by extremists when she left Britain and travelled to Syria in 2015. (Image: BBC supplied by Pixel8000) (Image: Andy Drury/ Magnus News)"I personally don't think that I need to be rehabilitated, but I would want to help other people be rehabilitated. At the time, she told reporters she didn't regret joining ISIS, but begged to be rescued and brought back to the UK. In February, Begum lost a Supreme Court appeal to return to the UK after her decision to travel to Syria led to her British citizenship being revoked.
Source: Daily Mirror June 15, 2021 14:09 UTC