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Shamima Begum
SHAMIMA BEGUM was smuggled into Syria by an agent working for Canadian intelligence, according to a new book that has prompted fresh calls for her to be allowed to return to Britain.
Ms Begum, who was 15 when she and two other east London schoolgirls — Kadiza Sultana, 16 and Amira Abase, 15 — travelled to Syria in 2015, are said to have been trafficked there by a people-smuggler who was working as a double agent for Islamic State and Canada.
The shocking revelations, detailed in Richard Kerbaj’s book, The Secret History of the Five Eyes, published on Thursday, also include suggestions that Britain conspired with Canada to cover up its role in the smuggling operation.
PAUL DONOVAN is fascinated by the lives of Charles and Mary Bagot, and the insight this biography shines on the morals of pre-Victorian society
The Met Police's refusal to act against British nationals accused of war crimes in Gaza is a green light for Israel's genocide, writes CLAUDIA WEBBE
Newly revealed documents reveal that MI5 taught Brazilian secret police the techniques deployed by the 1964-85 military dictatorship in horrific prisons like Rio de Janeiro’s House of Death. SARA VIVACQUA reports
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GUILLERMO THOMAS enjoys a survey of the current state of the CIA (aka Langley) from an expert and insider of sorts