U.K. Woman Who Joined Islamic State in Syria Can Return, Court Says

  • Shamima Begum appeals U.K. decision to strip her citizenship
  • Court said no ‘fair and effective’ appeal unless she returns

Shamima Begum fled to Syria in 2015.

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A U.K. woman who joined the Islamic State as a teenager can return to the U.K. to appeal the government’s decision to strip her of her British citizenship, a London court ruled Thursday.