BRITISH ISIS bride Shamima Begum says she had “a good time” in Syria – and insists horrific beheadings are "okay as Islamically, that is allowed”. The teen jihadi also told Sky News that while she had no regrets about living with the terror group, she had to leave as the caliphate was under attack and her "situation got difficult". 10 Beheadings are an 'okay' form of punishment for Begum Sky correspondent John Sparks interviewed the 19-year-old “hours” after she gave birth to her third child, a boy, in a Syrian refugee camp, as she repeated her contentious wish to return to the UK. Asked about conditions while living amidst fellow jihadis, after running away from Britain with two schoolmates to Syria in early 2015, she said “it was nice” at first. Begum initially found life among the terrorists was “like how they showed it in the [propaganda] videos, like, ‘come, make a family together’.” But, life got tougher for her, as the teen explained that “things got harder, you know. When we lost Raqqa, we had to keep moving and moving. The situation got difficult.” This prompted her to have second thoughts about life among the militants, particularly after the death of her son – and she “realised” she had to escape. Despite the difficulties, she told Sky News that she had no regrets about living among ISIS, as she was “living under Islamic law” and was thus able to “have your own family, do anything”. 10 She told correspondent John Sparks that she was 'okay' with people having their heads chopped off Credit: Sky News When asked about whether she was fully aware of the brutal way in which the terror group operated, including beheading people, Begum admitted: "Yeah, I knew about those things and I was okay with it. "Because you know, I started becoming religious just before I left. From what I heard, Islamically that is all allowed, so I was okay with it." Begum told the correspondent that she didn't question the terrorists' brutal methods "at all". Asked to talk about her newborn, she said: “It's a boy. I named him after my old son [who died] - that's what my husband wanted." The ISIS bride has no complaints about living conditions at the refugee camp, describing conditions as “okay” as she “gets fed and I have a heater". However, Begum admitted that she was finding it “kind of difficult going around doing stuff yourself, especially now I have a child”. 10 Shamima Begum said that she 'started becoming religious' before leaving the UK for war-torn Syria Credit: Sky News Also, because of a lack of funds, the teen said it would be a stretch to care for her baby at the camp, explaining, “For people without money, it's hard to get around with the amount of things they give us.” But, she was finding life easier than when she was living in the last pocket of the Islamic State group’s territory in Baghuz – where US-backed Kurdish forces have been launching an assault on the Syrian side of the Iraqi border. Begum said that while she’s “not starving”, she does have a roof over her head – “whereas before I was sleeping outside”. The teen said that “everyone” had been getting sick in Baghuz because of a lack of medical care, adding, “my kids died because of sickness, so, yeah.” Begum reckons she deserves "sympathy" from Britons after giving birth in a Syria refugee camp - even though she doesn't regret joining the barbaric terror group. The Brit jihadi has been begging to return home to the UK, insisting, "I was just a housewife." 10 The ISIS bride was speaking after giving birth to a baby boy at the weekend Credit: Sky News 10 Shamima Begum gave birth in a Syrian refugee camp - and wants to return to the UK Credit: Anthony Loyd / The Times / News Licensing Begum also claims she "never did anything dangerous" and whined how "I can't live in this camp forever." The runaway schoolgirl said she wasn't fazed by seeing severed heads in the bin, claiming it "made her stronger." She said she had been seduced to run away by ISIS videos online. And speaking to Sky News while sitting next to her newborn son, she said people "should have sympathy towards me for everything I have been through". The ISIS bride added: "I didn't know what I was getting into when I left. "I was hoping that maybe for the sake of me and my child they'd let me come back. "Because I can't live in this camp forever, it's just not possible.<doc-sep>Get email updates with the day's biggest stories Invalid Email Something went wrong, please try again later. Sign up Thank you for subscribing We have more newsletters Show me See our privacy notice Brit mother Shamima Begum has made a renewed plea to be allowed home to the UK, in an interview broadcast today. The ISIS bride was speaking just hours after giving birth to a son in Syria. During the interview with Sky News, the 19-year-old reveals what made her join the terror group, as well as her feelings about leaving. She discusses her husband, her new child and her hopes to be reunited with her family. Begum even goes on to say the British people should have sympathy for her. Here is the full transcript of the interview, as reported in The Chronicle : Tell me a bit about the child. It's a boy. I named him after my old son [who died] - that's what my husband wanted. What are conditions like in the camp? Right now, it's okay. I get fed and I have a heater, but it's kind of difficult going around doing stuff yourself - especially now I have a child. Will you be able to care for him here? It's going to be a bit difficult because right now I don't have money. For people without money, it's hard to get around with the amount of things they give us. Is life in the camp better than it was in Baghuz over the last few months? Definitely. I mean, I'm not starving, I have a roof over my head, whereas before I was sleeping outside. There was no medical care so everyone was getting sick. My kids died because of sickness. So yeah. You have obviously been through a lot over the last few years. Can you describe what it has been like to live with and under the Islamic State? At first it was nice, it was like how they showed it in the videos, like 'come, make a family together'. Then afterwards, things got harder, you know. When we lost Raqqa we had to keep moving and moving and moving. The situation got difficult. Was there a point when you started to have second thoughts about your life under Islamic State? Only at the end, after my son died. I realised I had to get out for the sake of my children - for the sake of my daughter and my baby. Yeah. Only at the end? Yeah. You didn't have any regrets up until that point? No. What was it about Islamic State that attracted you? What did you like about it? The way they showed that you can go [to Syria] and they'll take care of you. You can have your own family, do anything. You're living under Islamic law. Did you know what Islamic State were doing when you left for Syria? Because they had beheaded people. There were executions. Yeah, I knew about those things and I was okay with it. Because, you know, I started becoming religious just before I left. From what I heard, Islamically that is all allowed. So I was okay with it. (Image: Sky News) You didn't question that? No, not at all. There's a struggle going on in the UK now about whether you should be allowed to come home or not. Yeah, I know. What are your feelings about that? I think a lot of people should have, like, sympathy towards me for everything I've been through. I didn't know what I was getting into when I left and I just was hoping that for the sake of me and my child, they could let me come back. Because I can't live in this camp forever. It's not really possible. poll loading Do you think British ISIS bride Shamima Begum should be allowed back in the UK? 23000+ VOTES SO FAR Yes No Not sure The head of the intelligence services in the UK says people like you are potentially very dangerous. What would you say to him? They don't have any evidence against me doing anything dangerous. When I went to Syria, I was just a housewife for the entire four years - stayed at home, took care of my husband, took care of my kids. I never did anything dangerous. I never made propaganda. I never encouraged people to come to Syria. They don't really have proof that I did anything that is dangerous. Your family have made an appeal for you to come home. They are pleading with the British government for you to come home. Do you have a message for your family? You know, just keep trying to get me back. I really don't want to stay here. I don't want to take care of my child in this camp, because I'm afraid he might even die in this camp. What do you think life would be like back in the UK? I don't know. Because I know they would be a lot of restrictions on me, I wouldn't be free to do things that I used to be able to do. I don't know if they'll take my child away and all these things. That's one of my biggest priorities. I left because of him, so I don't want him to be taken away from me and I'm just trying to give him a better life. If the authorities took the child away from you, would you accept that? It would be hard to accept. I would try my best to keep him with me. I don't see any reason why they would take him away from me. There are concerns because of what you have been through, views that people think you may have or still have in regard to Islamic State. That's something they have to question me about before they take my child away, I guess. (Image: PA) One question that people are asking is whether you can be rehabilitated. It would be really hard because of everything I've been through now.<doc-sep>She compared the attack to military assaults on Syria, saying: "It's one thing to kill a soldier, it's fine, it's self-defence. But to kill people like women and children just like the women and children in Baghuz who are being killed right now unjustly by the bombings - it's a two-way thing really because women and children are being killed back in the Islamic State right now.<doc-sep>Get email updates with the day's biggest stories Invalid Email Something went wrong, please try again later. Sign up Thank you for subscribing We have more newsletters Show me See our privacy notice Shamima Begum was 'unemotional' and 'expecting sympathy' in an extraordinary interview hours after she gave birth, according to a body language expert. Judi James says it is very difficult to feel sorry for the 19-year-old as she spoke to Sky News about her wish to return to the UK. The British teenager fled to Syria from Bethnal Green in east London in 2015 but now wishes to 'come home'. Judi, a body language expert, has studied the footage of the Sky News interview, given from a refugee camp in north Syria alongside her newborn son Jarrah, whose dad is terrorist Yago Riedijk. (Image: Sky News) (Image: Sky News) This what Judi said about the footage: "Shamina's body language in this footage makes it very difficult to feel sympathy. "Tears, pleading looks or apologies might have had a dramatic effect on opinions but instead we see a woman delivering her answers apparently unemotionally and relatively calmly, almost as though she can't see what any fuss might be about. "Her head is down and slightly turned at the start but she also uses enough eye contact to suggest some confidence. "She appears to place a hand on her hip at one point, which could validate this look of confidence although if she has just given birth it could be prompted by discomfort. "She uses the words 'you know' as though expecting empathy and understanding. "She looks and sounds unaware that what she has done is not within the boundaries of normal. "But perhaps the most puzzling trait is the way her tone and body language remain almost the same throughout, despite discussing things like executions and her friends. "This air of 'normality' is added to by her use of the mouth shrug. "She even performs this diminishing gesture when asked about her parents or her baby possibly being taken away. "It's not possible to tell if this is bravado or a genuine lack of response. "There are some subtler signs of different emotions when she performs tongue-pokes or sucks in her lips. These gestures can signal some anxiety or regret." The 19-year-old said she had been attracted to go to Syria after seeing news and videos on the internet which emphasised the role of family, adding that her biggest priority now was her son. But she admitted she knew the group was carrying out beheadings and executions before she left, adding that she was "OK with it at first". Asked if she felt she made a mistake travelling to Syria, she said: "In a way, yes, but I don't regret it because it's changed me as a person. It's made me stronger, tougher, you know. "I married my husband, I wouldn't have found someone like him back in the UK. "I had my kids, I did have a good time there. It's just that then things got harder and I couldn't take it any more and I had to leave." (Image: AFP/Getty Images) Ms Begum was speaking next to her newborn son, who she said she had named after her previous son who died, in accordance with her husband's wishes. The teenager was one of three schoolgirls, along with Kadiza Sultana and Amira Abase, from Bethnal Green Academy who left the UK to travel to Syria in February 2015.<doc-sep>
The 19-year-old travelled to Syria with two of her friends, Kadiza Sultana and Amira Abase, at the age of 15. Kadiza Sultana was reportedly killed in an airstrike in 2016, with the whereabouts of Amira Abase not confirmed. Last week, Ms Begum was found in a refugee camp in northern Syria, which is Kurdish-controlled, and has been pleading to be allowed to return to the UK. In an interview with Sky News today, Ms Begum said she wanted to go to Syria after seeing news and videos on the internet. Asked if she felt she made a mistake travelling to Syria, she said: "In a way, yes, but I don't regret it because it's changed me as a person. "It's made me stronger, tougher, you know. "I married my husband, I wouldn't have found someone like him back in the UK. I had my kids, I did have a good time there. "It's just that then things got harder and I couldn't take it anymore. and I had to leave." Shamima Begum: ISIS bride Ms Begum has given birth to a baby boy Ms Begum appealed to the British public for sympathy, saying: "I can't live in this camp forever." Speaking with her newborn baby at her side, she said: "I feel a lot of people should have sympathy for me, for everything I've been through, you know I didn't know what I was getting into when I left, I just was hoping that maybe for the sake of me and my child they let me come back. "Because I can't live in this camp forever. It's not really possible." Shamima Begum: Ms Begum travelled to Syria with her friends four years ago Asked to respond to comments that she could be potentially very dangerous if she returned, she said: "They don't have any evidence against me doing anything dangerous. “When I went to Syria I was just a housewife, the entire four years I stayed at home, took care of my husband, took care of my kids, “I never did anything... I never made propaganda, I never encouraged people to come to Syria. "They don't really have proof that I did anything that is dangerous." Shamima Begum: The ISIS bride has given an interview after giving birth