Tareena Shakil, 34, fled the UK to join terrorist group Islamic State in Syria after wishes to become a ‘jihadi bride’ before returning to the UK in 2015 and being sentenced to prison time
Tareena Shakil insisted she made a mistake when she fled to war-torn Syria to join ISIS(Image: Stephen Foote/An Uplands TV/ ACL Production/PA)
A woman who fled the UK with her toddler son and travelled to war-zone Syria to join Isis has become a social media influencer with nearly 50,000 followers on TikTok. Tareena Shakil hit headlines after posting shocking images on Facebook of her son brandishing an Islamic State branded balaclava and AK47 assault rifle alongside the notorious flag.
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Tareena, a former healthcare worker from Birmingham, was one of hundreds lured to Syria by Isis. In 2014 she used a £400 student loan to go there with her toddler son and lived in a house with other women waiting to be wed to foreign fighters. Weeks later, she fled after realising she made a mistake, with her return causing huge debate.
