Shamima Begum and her newly born baby have vanished from the refugee camp they were staying in after a price was put on her head.
The 19-year-old, from Bethnal Green, east
London, who left the UK for
Syria in 2015 to join
ISIS, is thought to have fled to the Roj camp near the Iraqi border in a late-night escape after receiving death threats.
ISIS wives at the Al-Hawl refugee camp believe she has disgraced their cause by giving media interviews about life under the caliphate, which has earned her ‘celebrity’ status in the camp.
'She is living in fear of her life. There is a bounty on her head. She felt she had no option but to move her and her child to have a chance of survival.
'Shamima has become something of a celebrity and is constantly looking over her shoulder, fearing brutal reprisals for daring to speak out about life with ISIS.
Islamic hardliners also criticised her for repeatedly appearing on television without covering her face.
ISIS bride Shamima Begum pictured with her baby has been threatened by other jihadi brides
Her appeal to be brought home with her newborn baby, called Jerah, has caused outrage across Britain, and sparked a political row after she was stripped of her citizenship.
Begum wants to return to the UK for the sake of her newborn child, after her first two children died in Syria - despite her calling life in the ISIS 'capital' Raqqa 'normal'.
Home Secretary Sajid Javid made the move on advice that she qualified for Bangladeshi citizenship through her mother, although authorities there have said they will not let her enter the country.
Begum's father, Ahmed Ali, said his 19-year-old daughter should face justice in Britain despite previously appearing to back the removal of her citizenship.
The teenager, who married Dutch IS fighter Yago Riedijk, left home for Syria with two other classmates, Amira Abass and Kadiza Sultana. Kadiza was killed in Raqqa.
Mr Ali told ITV News: 'I don't think he's (Sajid Javid) done the right thing because she is a British citizen, and if it turns out she has committed any crimes, then she should face justice in the UK.
Shamima Begum, 19 (pictured before she left the country four years ago) and her family are all pleading with the government to allow her back into Britain
'She belongs to this country, she belongs to England. My daughter was a little child, she made a mistake, she didn't properly understand.'
Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn was criticised after saying Begum should be allowed back into the UK and given the 'support that she needs'.
He accused Mr Javid of a 'very extreme manoeuvre' in stripping her of British citizenship – on the basis that she is entitled to live in Bangladesh because her parents were born there.
Mr Corbyn said making Begum stateless is 'not the right thing to do'.
She had 'a lot of questions to answer' but should be allowed to return to the UK and 'at that point any action may or may not be taken'.
He added: 'The idea of stripping anyone of their citizenship when they're born in Britain is a very extreme manoeuvre. I question the right of the Home Secretary to have these powers.'
ISIS wives at the Al-Hawl refugee camp believe she has disgraced their cause by giving media interviews about life under the caliphate, which has earned her ‘celebrity’ status in the camp
ISIS bride Shamima Begum pictured with her baby has been threatened by other jihadi bridesHer appeal to be brought home with her newborn baby, called Jerah, has caused outrage across Britain, and sparked a political row after she was stripped of her citizenship.Begum wants to return to the UK for the sake of her newborn child, after her first two children died in Syria - despite her calling life in the ISIS 'capital' Raqqa 'normal'.Home Secretary Sajid Javid made the move on advice that she qualified for Bangladeshi citizenship through her mother, although authorities there have said they will not let her enter the country.Begum's father, Ahmed Ali, said his 19-year-old daughter should face justice in Britain despite previously appearing to back the removal of her citizenship.The teenager, who married Dutch IS fighter Yago Riedijk, left home for Syria with two other classmates, Amira Abass and Kadiza Sultana. Kadiza was killed in Raqqa.Mr Ali told ITV News: 'I don't think he's (Sajid Javid) done the right thing because she is a British citizen, and if it turns out she has committed any crimes, then she should face justice in the UK.
Shamima Begum, 19 (pictured before she left the country four years ago) and her family are all pleading with the government to allow her back into Britain'She belongs to this country, she belongs to England. My daughter was a little child, she made a mistake, she didn't properly understand.'Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn was criticised after saying Begum should be allowed back into the UK and given the 'support that she needs'.He accused Mr Javid of a 'very extreme manoeuvre' in stripping her of British citizenship – on the basis that she is entitled to live in Bangladesh because her parents were born there.Mr Corbyn said making Begum stateless is 'not the right thing to do'.She had 'a lot of questions to answer' but should be allowed to return to the UK and 'at that point any action may or may not be taken'.He added: 'The idea of stripping anyone of their citizenship when they're born in Britain is a very extreme manoeuvre. I question the right of the Home Secretary to have these powers.'
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