The British extremists who could return to Britain after Assad regime falls: From Shamima Begum, Jihadi Jack to Isis fighters
3 months, 1 week ago

The British extremists who could return to Britain after Assad regime falls: From Shamima Begum, Jihadi Jack to Isis fighters

Daily Mail  

Dozens of infamous Brits who joined terror groups, including 'Jihadi Jack' and 'Isis bride' Shamima Begum, could escape from squalid camps and jails in Syria and return to the UK. Jihadi Jack is one of the Brits who went over to fight with Isis currently detained in a jail in Syria Also trapped in Syria is British-born 'Isis bride' Shamima Begum, who has been stripped of her British citizenship Pictured is the squalid Kurdish-run al-Hol camp, which holds relatives of suspected Islamic State group fighters Among those to have travelled from the UK to join Isis includes the notorious 'Jihadi Jack', whose real name is Jack Letts. Jack Letts, 29, a Canadian originally from the UK who has been detained for seven-and-a-half years among suspected Islamic State members in northeastern Syria The bombshell interview with CTV News' W5 programme has now become the first time Letts has appeared on camera or been allowed to speak to media since 2019 Letts's mother, Sally Lane, 62, who has been calling for the Canadian government to repatriate all of its own citizens held in Syrian camps and jails, told Middle East Eye there seems to have been a clear deterioration in his condition in the past five years. Pictured: Men, suspected of being affiliated with the Islamic State group, in a prison cell in the northeastern Syrian city of Hasakeh Meanwhile, the collapse of the Assad regime could present a new opportunity for Isis bride Shamima Begum, her lawyers have claimed.

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Trump’s counterterror adviser insists UK will not be forced to allow Shamima Begum back
2 months, 1 week ago

Trump’s counterterror adviser insists UK will not be forced to allow Shamima Begum back

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Sebastian Gorka, who is due to start his second spell in the White House assisting …

Terror watchdog lawyer says UK should consider allowing IS members to come home
2 months, 1 week ago

Terror watchdog lawyer says UK should consider allowing IS members to come home

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “Repatriation would not be moral absolution, if someone came back it wouldn’t prevent them …

Nigel Farage ‘thoughtful’ about whether UK should bring Shamima Begum back
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2 months, 1 week ago

Nigel Farage ‘thoughtful’ about whether UK should bring Shamima Begum back

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Nigel Farage has said that he is “thoughtful” when asked if …

Shamima Begum hopes of returning to UK ‘bolstered’ by collapse of Assad regime in Syria, lawyer claims
3 months, 1 week ago

Shamima Begum hopes of returning to UK ‘bolstered’ by collapse of Assad regime in Syria, lawyer claims

The Independent  

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'No plans' to allow Shamima Begum to return to UK: Minister rules out looking at case again amid fears Kurdish forces could abandon her refugee camp as rebels advance across Syria
3 months, 1 week ago

'No plans' to allow Shamima Begum to return to UK: Minister rules out looking at case again amid fears Kurdish forces could abandon her refugee camp as rebels advance across Syria

Daily Mail  

A government minister has ruled out looking at whether Shamima Begum can return to the UK. Shamima Begum is living in Al Roj detention camp, which is home to around 2,600 detainees from 55 countries, many of them ISIS brides and their children Asked whether the government may revisit the question of whether Begum should be allowed to return to …

Britain's 'Jihadi Jack', 29, pleads to be repatriated to Canada 'to rot in jail' there rather than in a Syrian prison camp in his first television interview in years
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Britain's 'Jihadi Jack', 29, pleads to be repatriated to Canada 'to rot in jail' there rather than in a Syrian prison camp in his first television interview in years

Daily Mail  

Britain's 'Jihadi Jack' has pleaded to be repatriated to Canada so he can 'rot in jail' there instead of being sent to a Syrian prison camp, in his first TV interview in years. Jack Letts, 29, a Canadian originally from the UK who has been detained for seven-and-a-half years among suspected Islamic State members in northeastern Syria, was found by …

Shamima Begum: Inside story of Isis bride’s appeal against losing her British citizenship
1 year ago

Shamima Begum: Inside story of Isis bride’s appeal against losing her British citizenship

The Independent  

Shamima Begum was the “jihadi bride” from East London who joined Isis at the age of 15 and was found in a refugee camp in Syria, where she begged to be allowed to return home. “In doing so, she was following a well-known pattern by which Isis cynically recruited and groomed female children, as young as 14, so that they …

IS bride stuck in Syrian refugee camp loses her appeal over the removal of her UK citizenship
1 year ago

IS bride stuck in Syrian refugee camp loses her appeal over the removal of her UK citizenship

Associated Press  

LONDON — A woman who traveled to Syria as a teenager to join the Islamic State group lost her appeal Friday against the British government’s decision to revoke her U.K. citizenship, with judges saying that it wasn’t for them to rule on whether it was “harsh” to do so. All three judges dismissed her case and argued she had made …

Shamima Begum will learn TODAY if she has won bid to overturn decision to remove her British citizenship: ISIS bride, now 24, could return to the UK if court rules she was a victim of trafficking and
1 year ago

Shamima Begum will learn TODAY if she has won bid to overturn decision to remove her British citizenship: ISIS bride, now 24, could return to the UK if court rules she was a victim of trafficking and

Daily Mail  

ISIS bride Shamima Begum will today discover whether she has won a Court of Appeal challenge over the removal of her British citizenship. Ms Begum's lawyers brought a bid to overturn that decision at the Court of Appeal, with the Home Office opposing the challenge. ISIS bride Shamima Begum will find out today whether she has won a Court of …

UK woman who went to marry Islamic State militant appeals citizenship revocation
1 year, 4 months ago

UK woman who went to marry Islamic State militant appeals citizenship revocation

Hindustan Times  

A British-born woman who went to Syria as a schoolgirl to join Islamic State on Tuesday mounted her latest appeal against the removal of her British citizenship, arguing Britain failed to properly consider whether she was a victim of trafficking. Shamima Begum The British government took away Shamima Begum's citizenship on national security grounds in 2019, shortly after she was …

The citizenship dilemma over Islamic State women returnees
2 years ago

The citizenship dilemma over Islamic State women returnees

The Hindu  

In 2015, 15-year-old Shamima Begum and two of her friends left East London to join the Islamic State, a Sunni jihadist group, in Syria. Map 3 Apart from recruiting fighters, IS’s promise of a utopian society attracted women, minors and sometimes even entire families. The role of women and children as people who were not foreign terrorist fighters but were …

Watch | Data Point: What happens to Islamic State-affiliated women when they want to return?
2 years ago

Watch | Data Point: What happens to Islamic State-affiliated women when they want to return?

The Hindu  

Watch | Data Point: What happens to Islamic State-affiliated women when they want to return The case of Shamima Begum, the 15-year-old who left East London for Syria, to join the Islamic State terrorist group, put the spotlight back on people who joined terror groups, but want to leave. In a 2019 interview, shortly after the fall of ISIS, Ms. …

Shamima Begum should be allowed to come back to UK, says terror watchdog
2 years ago

Shamima Begum should be allowed to come back to UK, says terror watchdog

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Compared to men, women are less likely to have travelled for the purpose of …

Shamima Begum, British-born who joined IS, loses legal battle to restore citizenship
2 years ago

Shamima Begum, British-born who joined IS, loses legal battle to restore citizenship

Hindustan Times  

A woman stripped of her British citizenship after travelling to Syria as a teenager to marry an Islamic State group fighter on Wednesday lost her legal battle to reverse the decision. Gareth Peirce and Daniel Furner, lawyers representing Begum, said the ruling meant "there is now no protection for a British child trafficked out of the UK". Lawyer Samantha Knights, …

Who is 'ISIS bride' Shamima Begum, the British woman who lost citizenship appeal?
2 years ago

Who is 'ISIS bride' Shamima Begum, the British woman who lost citizenship appeal?

Firstpost  

Shamima Begum, who made headlines as the “ISIS bride” after leaving London at age 15 to go to Syria, has lost her appeal against the decision to revoke her British citizenship. The 23-year-old had challenged then-Home Secretary Sajid Javid’s decision to revoke her citizenship on national security grounds in 2019 at the Special Immigration Appeals Commission, according to AFP. In …

How and why did Shamima Begum lose her UK citizenship?
2 years, 1 month ago

How and why did Shamima Begum lose her UK citizenship?

Al Jazeera  

Begum, whose nationality was stripped after she travelled to Syria to join ISIL, continues to fuel debate. In Begum’s case, a UK tribunal ruled in 2019 that removing her citizenship was lawful because Begum “holds Bangladeshi citizenship” by descent through her parents. In 2019, the UK’s then-Home Secretary Sajid Javid also vowed to prevent anyone who joined ISIL from returning …

Shamima Begum cannot return to UK after losing appeal against citizenship removal
2 years, 1 month ago

Shamima Begum cannot return to UK after losing appeal against citizenship removal

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “Ultimately, the commission has not been able to conclude … that the secretary of …

Shamima Begum loses challenge over removal of British citizenship
2 years, 1 month ago

Shamima Begum loses challenge over removal of British citizenship

The Independent  

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Shamima Begum's mother-in-law says Jihadi bride should be allowed back to UK
2 years, 1 month ago

Shamima Begum's mother-in-law says Jihadi bride should be allowed back to UK

Daily Mail  

Shamima Begum's mother-in-law has called for the runaway ISIS bride to be allowed back into the UK so she can rebuild her life. Speaking for the first time, Ankie Riedijk, the mother of Begum's jihadist husband Yago, insisted that while they should both face justice for travelling to Syria to join ISIS their governments must take responsibility for them becoming …

British ISIS jihadi from Leicester joins Shamima Begum in saying he wants to return to UK
2 years, 1 month ago

British ISIS jihadi from Leicester joins Shamima Begum in saying he wants to return to UK

Daily Mail  

A British former medical student who went to fight for Isis has revealed that just like Shamima Begum he hopes to return to the UK. He has been in prison for the last four years and wants to return to the UK Isis bride Shamima Begum, now 23, joined the terrorist group just like Ibrahim Ageed. The BBC has released …

ISIS bride Shamima Begum claims she met ISIS executioner Jihadi John
2 years, 1 month ago

ISIS bride Shamima Begum claims she met ISIS executioner Jihadi John

Daily Mail  

Shamima Begum today claimed she was interrogated by Jihadi John after arriving in Syria - as she unconvincingly denied ever watching videos of ISIS atrocities before joining the death cult. Shamima Begum claimed she met Jihadi John in ISIS's capital' city of Raqqa The notorious executioner, who like Begum was from London, was later vapourised in a drone strike Today's …

Shamima Begum recalls saying 'no' when her mother begged her to come home from ISIS
2 years, 1 month ago

Shamima Begum recalls saying 'no' when her mother begged her to come home from ISIS

Daily Mail  

Shamima Begum has recalled the moment she spoke to her mother for the first time after fleeing Britain to join ISIS in Syria, with the jihadi bride recalling how she replied 'no' when she begged her to come home and 'tried to make me feel all guilty'. Shamima Begum has suggested her devastated family were 'responsible' for her plight, saying …

Canada will repatriate Britain's 'Jihadi Jack', 28, from Syrian prison camp
2 years, 2 months ago

Canada will repatriate Britain's 'Jihadi Jack', 28, from Syrian prison camp

Daily Mail  

Canada will repatriate British-born Isil member 'Jihadi Jack' from an Islamic State prison camp in north-east Syria. Muslim convert Jack Letts, 28, had held duel UK and Canadian citizenship but declared himself an 'enemy of Britain' after fleeing his Oxfordshire home to fight in Syria. Canada will repatriate British-born Isil member 'Jihadi Jack' from an Islamic State prison camp in …

Eyewitness: Jihadi bride Shamima Begum gave rabble-rousing speeches inciting ISIS suicide bombers
2 years, 3 months ago

Eyewitness: Jihadi bride Shamima Begum gave rabble-rousing speeches inciting ISIS suicide bombers

Daily Mail  

Jihadi bride Shamima Begum gave rabble-rousing speeches in praise of suicide bombers after joining Islamic State in Syria, according to a refugee the terror group took prisoner. Jihadi bride Shamima Begum, pictured, gave rabble-rousing speeches in praise of suicide bombers after joining Islamic State in Syria, according to a refugee the terror group took prisoner Begum, now 23, was seen …

Lawyer: Ex-Islamic State bride was child trafficking victim
2 years, 4 months ago

Lawyer: Ex-Islamic State bride was child trafficking victim

Associated Press  

LONDON — Lawyers for a British woman whose U.K. citizenship was removed after she travelled to Syria to join the so-called Islamic State group argued Monday that she should have been treated as a child trafficking victim. Begum’s lawyers launched a fresh legal challenge against the British government’s decision, arguing that officials had a legal duty to investigate whether she …

UK citizenship appeal by Shamima Begum to begin
2 years, 4 months ago

UK citizenship appeal by Shamima Begum to begin

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Shamima Begum is set to begin her appeal over the …

Moment 'Canadian spy' met 15-year-old Shamima Begum in Istanbul
2 years, 6 months ago

Moment 'Canadian spy' met 15-year-old Shamima Begum in Istanbul

Daily Mail  

Claims he smuggled Begum will be used as part of her legal fight to return to UK New video has emerged of the moment a 'Canadian spy' met a teenage Shamima Begum in Istanbul before he allegedly smuggled her into Syria. Shamima Begum and her two teenage friends were smuggled into Syria by a spy working for Canada - before …

Canada spy smuggled UK’s Shamima Begum into Syria: New book
2 years, 6 months ago

Canada spy smuggled UK’s Shamima Begum into Syria: New book

Al Jazeera  

An official inquiry is demanded after a new book suggests the UK covered up Canadian intelligence agency’s role in the British teenager’s journey to join the ISIL group in Syria. Mohammed al-Rashed, a spy working for Canadian intelligence, smuggled British schoolgirl Shamima Begum and her two friends into Syria in 2015, according to a new book and British media reports …

Shamima Begum makes ANOTHER plea to be allowed to return to Britain
2 years, 7 months ago

Shamima Begum makes ANOTHER plea to be allowed to return to Britain

Daily Mail  

ISIS bride Shamima Begum has made a new appeal to be allowed to return to Britain, claiming she could be a 'voice against radicalisation'. ISIS bride Shamima Begum has made a new appeal to be allowed to return to the United Kingdom, claiming she could be a 'voice against radicalisation' Speaking to iNews from the camp while she awaits a …

'I was an angel who was brainwashed': Jihadi bride Shamima Begum fears she'll face the death penalty
2 years, 9 months ago

'I was an angel who was brainwashed': Jihadi bride Shamima Begum fears she'll face the death penalty

Daily Mail  

Jihadi bride Shamima Begum fears she will be prosecuted in Syria over her support for Islamic State – and could even face the death penalty if convicted. Speaking from the Al-Roj camp, where she has languished since 2019, Begum again protested her innocence, arguing she was ‘an angel’ who had been brainwashed and then sex-trafficked by ISIS. Speaking from the …

Shamima Begum says she ‘did not hate Britain’ when she fled to Syria
3 years, 4 months ago

Shamima Begum says she ‘did not hate Britain’ when she fled to Syria

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Shamima Begum has said she “did not hate Britain” when …

British citizens in Syria are not someone else’s problem – but our government seeks to abandon them
3 years, 4 months ago

British citizens in Syria are not someone else’s problem – but our government seeks to abandon them

The Independent  

The family of Sara, a British mother held in a detention camp in northeast Syria, only found out by chance that her citizenship had been stripped, over a year after it had happened. They say the wording of the bill is designed to inflict “maximum harm and trauma” on the person, their children and their families, as it would also …

Shamima Begum latest news: Isis bride asks for forgiveness in GMB interview
3 years, 6 months ago

Shamima Begum latest news: Isis bride asks for forgiveness in GMB interview

The Independent  

✕ Close Shamima Begum says she would ‘rather die’ than go back to Isis Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. …

Shamima Begum says ‘sorry’ to Manchester bombing victims in GMB interview
3 years, 6 months ago

Shamima Begum says ‘sorry’ to Manchester bombing victims in GMB interview

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Shamima Begum has asked the British people for forgiveness, saying …

Shamima Begum is our problem – the government cannot just wish her away
3 years, 6 months ago

Shamima Begum is our problem – the government cannot just wish her away

The Independent  

So Shamima Begum has asked the UK public for forgiveness. Speaking during an interview on Good Morning Britain, the now 22-year old said that she wished to return and would face court and that she would “rather die than go back to IS ”. Begum told the GMB: “I am willing to go to court and face the people who …

Shamima Begum: Timeline of events since she fled to join ISIS six years ago
3 years, 6 months ago

Shamima Begum: Timeline of events since she fled to join ISIS six years ago

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Shamima Begum has apologised to the British people for joining …

Ex-jihadi bride asks UK for forgiveness, aims to return home
3 years, 6 months ago

Ex-jihadi bride asks UK for forgiveness, aims to return home

Associated Press  

LONDON — A British woman who ran away from home at age 15 to join the Islamic State group in Syria has asked for forgiveness and appealed to Prime Minister Boris Johnson to let her come home. “I know there are some people, no matter what I say or what I do, they will not believe that I have changed, …

The Return: Life after Isis
3 years, 8 months ago

The Return: Life after Isis

The Independent  

When the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces defeated Isis in Baghouz in 2019, after a months-long battle over an area of land less than 700 square metres, it marked the end of the Islamic State’s caliphate. How would it be for Kurdish women to open up with a group of women who have been in Isis, and how would it be …

Shamima Begum poses no threat to UK and should be allowed home, former diplomat says
3 years, 8 months ago

Shamima Begum poses no threat to UK and should be allowed home, former diplomat says

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Speaking to The Daily Telegraph, Mr Galbraith said: “I’ve …

Shamima Begum says she was a ‘dumb kid’ when she left to join Isis and asks to return to UK
3 years, 9 months ago

Shamima Begum says she was a ‘dumb kid’ when she left to join Isis and asks to return to UK

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Former Isis bride Shamima Begum has said she was just …

Shamima Begum says she joined Isis to avoid being the friend left behind
3 years, 9 months ago

Shamima Begum says she joined Isis to avoid being the friend left behind

The Independent  

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Shamima Begum pleads with Britain for second chance from Syrian camp
3 years, 11 months ago

Shamima Begum pleads with Britain for second chance from Syrian camp

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Shamima Begum has asked Britain …

Shamima Begum's startling new look as she battles to return to Britain
4 years ago

Shamima Begum's startling new look as she battles to return to Britain

Daily Mail  

With her fashionable sunglasses, styled hair and casual clothes, she looks almost unrecognisable. But this young woman is 21-year-old jihadi bride Shamima Begum, posing in western clothing in a bid to reinvent herself as she fights to return to Britain. Shamima Begum, now sporting fashionable sunglasses and casual clothes, has posed in western clothing as she tried to distance herself …

The government may feel vindicated over the Shamima Begum verdict – but it shouldn’t
4 years ago

The government may feel vindicated over the Shamima Begum verdict – but it shouldn’t

The Independent  

The best of Voices delivered to your inbox every week - from controversial columns to expert analysis Sign up for our free weekly Voices newsletter for expert opinion and columns Sign up to our free weekly Voices newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Shamima Begum, whom the Supreme Court …

How the Shamima Begum case forced the British government to admit its own security weaknesses
4 years ago

How the Shamima Begum case forced the British government to admit its own security weaknesses

The Independent  

In winning its legal battle to stop Shamima Begum returning to the UK, the government was forced to make rare admissions over weaknesses in its ability to protect the public from terrorism. open image in gallery Met Police officers have travelled to Turkey in wake of Kadiza Sultana, 16, Shamima Begum and Amira Abase, both 15, though their roles have …

Shamima Begum: Isis member loses Supreme Court battle to return to UK
4 years ago

Shamima Begum: Isis member loses Supreme Court battle to return to UK

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Delivering the judgment on Friday, he said: “The Supreme Court unanimously allows the secretary …

UK Supreme Court rejects ISIS terrorist Shamima Begum's appeal to return
4 years ago

UK Supreme Court rejects ISIS terrorist Shamima Begum's appeal to return

Op India  

The Supreme Court of the United Kingdom on Friday held that Shamima Begum, a British-born woman who went to Syria as a schoolgirl to join the Islamic State, would not be allowed to return to the country to appeal against the revocation of her UK citizenship as she poses a security risk. Lord Reed, the president of the UK Supreme …

UK top court says runaway schoolgirl who joined IS poses 'security risk', cannot return to Britain
4 years ago

UK top court says runaway schoolgirl who joined IS poses 'security risk', cannot return to Britain

Hindustan Times  

A British-born woman who went to Syria as a schoolgirl to join Islamic State should not be allowed to return to Britain to challenge the government taking away her citizenship because she poses a security risk, the UK's Supreme Court ruled on Friday. Begum, 21, who is being held in a detention camp in Syria, was stripped her of her …

Islamic State bride loses bid to return to U.K. to fight for citizenship
4 years ago

Islamic State bride loses bid to return to U.K. to fight for citizenship

LA Times  

Shamima Begum was one of three east London schoolgirls who traveled to Syria in 2015 to marry Islamic State fighters. “The appropriate response to the problem in the present case is for the deprivation hearing to be stayed — or postponed — until Ms. Begum is in a position to play an effective part in it without the safety of …

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