Jihadi bride Shamima Begum has given birth to a baby boy in Syria and claimed just hours later people should 'have sympathy for her' and she should be allowed to return to Britain.
The 19-year-old was found in a refugee camp in Kurdish-controlled northern Syria last week, heavily pregnant and desperate to come home, sparking a political row over whether she should be allowed to return to Britain.
Today she today appeared on Sky News next to a woman in a niqab holding the newborn child.
Speaking to Sky News just hours after the birth of her son, Shamima, said she was scared her baby would be taken away if she returned to Britain.
She spoke to a TV crew, with what appeared to be her new-born son being rocked by an older woman in a niqab.
Shamima said: 'I didn't know what I was getting into. I didn't do anything dangerous. I was just a housewife for four years, looking after my husband and my kids.
'I think a lot of people should have sympathy towards me for everything I've been through.
'I didn't know what I was getting into. I was hoping that for the sake of me and my child they would let me come back. I can't live in this camp forever.'
Her emergence sparked furious debate and legal wrangling over what the government can and can't do to British citizens who fled to the war-torn country and now want to come back.
Culture Secretary Jeremy Wright, who previously served as attorney general, said today that Britain was 'obliged' to take back British citizens.
But David Gauke conceded Shamima may be able to return to the UK because 'we can't make people stateless'.
Home Secretary Sajid Javid, writing in the Sunday Times, said he would use all his powers to stop British citizens who joined ISIS from returning.
Shamima Begum being interviewed on Sky News today just hours after giving birth to her son (thought to be being cradled by another woman right)
An older woman holding what is believed to be the newborn baby boy as Shamima Begum talks to Sky News today, just hours after the birth
Shamima Begum, 19, is pleading with the government to allow her back into the country, with her family saying that they would raise her child
But Tasnime Akunjee, a lawyer representing the families of the three Bethnal Green schoolgirls who travelled to Syria in 2015, said that Mr Javid may have conceded he is unable to stop her entering the UK.
He told MailOnline: 'Sajid Javid has conceded he can't stop her coming back. It looks like he reviewed his powers and discovered he doesn't have any powers.'
The birth of Shamima's baby boy comes as ISIS is being swept from the territory the militant group previously controlled.
US-back Syrian forces have been clearing the remaining militants from the villages of Baghouz and Shajalah.
This week the family of another British schoolgirl who travelled to Syria
aged 16 have begged her to return to the UK so her two-year-old daughter can be safe.
Sumaiyyah Wakil became an ISIS bride aged 16 when she left her Hampshire home and travelled to Syria in August 2014.
Donald Trump also waded into the debate when he said European countries should take back their citizens caught fighting for ISIS and put them on trial.
He threatened to release some 800 fighters held by US-back Syrian forces into Europe if Turkey begins attacking Kurdish held areas of Syria.
Mr Akunjee said he found out about the birth of Shamima's baby via a short phone call from another refugee in the camp and that both mother and baby are 'both healthy'.
He told MailOnline: 'They are both healthy, she gave birth sometime last night, but I don't have any more information than that.'
Ms Begum's family believe that they would be able to 'fix' her if she was allowed back into the UK
Announcing the birth today, Mr Akunjee posted on Twitter that Shamima had given birth sometime last night.
He wrote: 'We the family of Shamima Begum have been informed that Shamima has given birth to her child, we understand that both she and the baby are in good health.
'As yet we have not had direct contact with Shamima, we are hoping to establish communications with her soon so that we can verify the above.
'We understand that both she and the baby are in good health. As yet we have not had direct contact with Shamima, we are hoping to establish communications with her soon so that we can verify the above.'
He then followed up the statement with a tweet saying just, 'It's a boy'.
The teenager told Sky today: 'I don't know what I would be able to do [if i came back to the UK], there might be restrictions on what I could do and where I could go.
Shamima Begum being interviewed on Sky News today just hours after giving birth to her son (thought to be being cradled by another woman right)
An older woman holding what is believed to be the newborn baby boy as Shamima Begum talks to Sky News today, just hours after the birth
Shamima Begum, 19, is pleading with the government to allow her back into the country, with her family saying that they would raise her childBut Tasnime Akunjee, a lawyer representing the families of the three Bethnal Green schoolgirls who travelled to Syria in 2015, said that Mr Javid may have conceded he is unable to stop her entering the UK.He told MailOnline: 'Sajid Javid has conceded he can't stop her coming back. It looks like he reviewed his powers and discovered he doesn't have any powers.'The birth of Shamima's baby boy comes as ISIS is being swept from the territory the militant group previously controlled.US-back Syrian forces have been clearing the remaining militants from the villages of Baghouz and Shajalah.This week the family of another British schoolgirl who travelled to Syria aged 16 have begged her to return to the UK so her two-year-old daughter can be safe.Sumaiyyah Wakil became an ISIS bride aged 16 when she left her Hampshire home and travelled to Syria in August 2014.Donald Trump also waded into the debate when he said European countries should take back their citizens caught fighting for ISIS and put them on trial.He threatened to release some 800 fighters held by US-back Syrian forces into Europe if Turkey begins attacking Kurdish held areas of Syria.Mr Akunjee said he found out about the birth of Shamima's baby via a short phone call from another refugee in the camp and that both mother and baby are 'both healthy'.He told MailOnline: 'They are both healthy, she gave birth sometime last night, but I don't have any more information than that.'
Ms Begum's family believe that they would be able to 'fix' her if she was allowed back into the UKAnnouncing the birth today, Mr Akunjee posted on Twitter that Shamima had given birth sometime last night.He wrote: 'We the family of Shamima Begum have been informed that Shamima has given birth to her child, we understand that both she and the baby are in good health.'As yet we have not had direct contact with Shamima, we are hoping to establish communications with her soon so that we can verify the above.'We understand that both she and the baby are in good health. As yet we have not had direct contact with Shamima, we are hoping to establish communications with her soon so that we can verify the above.'He then followed up the statement with a tweet saying just, 'It's a boy'.The teenager told Sky today: 'I don't know what I would be able to do [if i came back to the UK], there might be restrictions on what I could do and where I could go.
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