THE baby son of Shamima Begum, a teenager who fled the UK to join Islamic State in Syria, is believed to have died, her family’s lawyer has said.
Ms Begum, 19, gave birth to the boy in a refugee camp in the middle of February, having already lost two children.
On Friday, her family’s lawyer Tasnime Akunjee said they had received “strong but as yet unconfirmed reports” the baby had died, adding: “He was a British citizen.”
Ms Begum was 15 when she and two other schoolgirls went to join the terror group in February 2015.
She resurfaced heavily-pregnant a refugee camp in northern Syria last month and spoke of her desire to return to the UK, as the self-styled caliphate collapsed.
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