‘Jihadi bride’ arrested at Heathrow with two-year-old son

European authorities fear influx of Isis women and their children

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Iraqi government troops celebrate a victory over Isis fighters in Mosul in 2017 
(Image credit: AHMAD AL-RUBAYE/AFP/Getty Images)

A British-born suspected “jihadi bride” who gave birth in Islamic State-controlled Syrian territory was arrested after returning to the UK with her toddler son earlier this month, it has emerged.

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