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IS bride Lisa Smith arrested after arriving back in Ireland from Syria
A former member of the Irish military who became a so-called Islamic State bride in Syria has been arrested on suspicion of terror offences as she arrived back in Ireland. Lisa Smith, 38, once accompanied an ex-president and leader of Ireland on
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‘Worst of the worst’ British IS terror suspects moved to US custody
Two suspected Islamic State (IS) terrorists originally from Britain – dubbed The Beatles because of their accents – have been taken from Syria into American custody. Alexanda Kotey and El Shafee Elsheikh, dubbed "the
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Islamic State leader appears in video for first time in five years
The leader of the Islamic State (IS) group has appeared for the first time in five years in a video released by the extremist group's propaganda arm. The video released by Al-Furqan on Monday shows Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi appearing with a bushy
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Andrew Castle in row with caller who says Shamima Begum is a victim
Andrew Castle ended up in a blazing row with this LBC caller who tried to compare Shamima Begum to the victims of grooming gangs. The heated clashed was sparked after the Isis bride's family called on the Home Secretary to help bring her
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LBC listener in tears as she defends Shamima Begum
An LBC listener broke down in tears as she defended Shamima Begum, saying the Isis bride was "forced" to go to Syria under "false pretences". Rebecca from Edinburgh told Jess Phillips: "I'm absolutely appalled that
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I would not take decision to leave anyone stateless - Sajid Javid
Home Secretary Sajid Javid said he would not take a decision that would leave anyone stateless, after Bangladesh said it would not accept a teenager stripped of her British citizenship after joining the Islamic State group. The fate of Shamima
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Inside the Philippine ghost city of Marawi, destroyed by war
Martial law has been in place in Mindanao since an extremist alliance overran Marawi City in 2017 and occupied it for five months, in what was the Philippines' fiercest and longest conflict since World War Two. The city saw fierce fighting
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