Syrian woman Yasmen Almashan holds the pictures of her five in Syria died brothers before the verdict in front of the court in Koblenz, Germany, Thursday, Jan. 13, 2022. The German court has convicted a former Syrian secret police officer of crimes against humanity for overseeing the abuse of detainees at a jail near Damascus a decade ago. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)

The ex-police officer was arrested in Germany in 2019 after seeking asylum in the country years ago, 

Ex-Syrian secret police officer convicted in Germany of crimes against humanity

The 22-year-old said she has “hopes and dreams” but no plan B if the British citizenship of which she has been stripped is not reinstated.

Shamima Begum insists she didn't hate the UK when she fled to Syria to join Isis

Speaking to ITV's Good Morning Britain from a Syrian refugee camp, she said she felt she was groomed by IS.

Shamima Begum apologises to Brits and says she'd 'rather die' than return to IS

Robbed of so much by the ongoing Syrian Civil War, the humanitarian aid coming into refugee camps via the route is just about all survivors there have.

Vital aid route between Syria and Turkey saved - but only for another year

Ms Begum was 15 when she and two other east London schoolgirls travelled to Syria to join the so-called Islamic State group in February 2015.

‘Overwhelming evidence’ Shamima Begum was victim of trafficking, lawyers claim

In 2015, two-year-old Yousef Rahab suffered terrible burns after an airstrike hit his home in Syria, killing his brother and mother. 

The badly burnt Syrian boy living a new life - thanks to a generous stranger

William spoke with three Syrian aid workers on Thursday about how £38 million of funding from the UK has supported their vital work.

Prince William praises ‘incredible heroes’ tackling pandemic in Syria

British women have been successfully smuggled out, including at least one who has made it to the UK and is known to the authorities.

Money ‘being sent from UK to smuggle women and children out of Syria’

Children "don't deserve" to live with constant bombing in a war-torn country, Abdulkafi Alhamdo said as he pleaded with the rest of the world to "remember us".

Syrian father urges the world to 'remember us' as the bombs still fall

Dr Munzer Khalil used to work as a surgeon in Syria - he moved to the UK after spending years treating those wounded by the ongoing conflict.

The Syrian whose daughter was born as bombs fell around the delivery room

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Shamima Begum has spoken of her grief following the deaths of her three children and her regrets about joining so-called Islamic State, in a new documentary.

Shamima Begum speaks of grief over deaths of her children in new film

ITV News has been marking a decade of the Syrian civil war. As a result of the conflict, 150,000 Syrians are still detained or missing.

'My dad went missing eight years ago - I will never stop searching for answers'

Abdo Sheike fled Syria years ago and now runs a refugee help centre for dozens of his fellow countryfolk living in Greece.

A refugee's tale: From being held by the Syrian army to helping other refugees

The Syrian conflict is reaching its ten-year anniversary. Many children there have known nothing else. 

How Syria's children have been hit by a decade long blood-soaked war

A leaked report from the Foreign Office suggests some countries could have their aid reduced by up to two thirds.

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