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Bethnal Green schoolgirl who joined Isil mocks Tunisia victims

Amira Abase, the 16-year-old who fled Britain to join Islamic State in Syria, says in messages to undercover reporter that she is "laughing out loud" after attack that killed 30 Britons

British teenagers Kadiza Sultana, Amira Abase and Shamima Begum passing through security barriers at Gatwick Airport
British teenagers Kadiza Sultana, Amira Abase and Shamima Begum passing through security barriers at Gatwick Airport Credit: Photo: PA

Amira Abase, the 16-year-old who is one of three British schoolgirls from east London to have fled the UK and joined Islamic State (Isil) in Syria has mocked the victims of the Tunisa terror attack.

In a series of messages exchanged with an undercover reporter, Miss Abase said "Looooool", which means "laugh out loud", when told about the minute's silence that was held for the victims.

The reporter from the Mail on Sunday was posing as a British schoolgirl interested in joining Isil. During the exchange, it becomes clear that Miss Abase now plays an active role as a recruiter for Isil.

When the reporter told Miss Abase that "she" wanted to join Isil but didn't have any contacts, Miss Abase wrote: "U don’t need anyone. Just make moves and I can be it [the person who makes the introduction] or find u someone else."

Three school girls Shamima Begum, 15, Kadiza Sultana, 16, and 15-year-old Amira Abase, who left Britain from east London have been captured on camera in Raqqa

The Telegraph tracked the three schoolgirls down in Raqqa

She gave further instructions, telling the "girl" to tell her parents that she was going to revision classes and then fly to Turkey and get a coach to Gaziantep from where she could be smuggled across the bordder.

She also advised the "girl" to go to a travel agent in Brick Lane, where they would accept cash and ask no questions, to book her ticket.

As the conversation progressed, she asked if the "girl" minded being a second wife or not.

Other parts of the conversation were more mundane.

She advised the girl to bring bras with her because "they have the worst bras here".

She also said she missed home and her family but could cope because "u leave everything for the sake of Allah and Allah replaces all that with something better."

Miss Abase was only 15 when she and fellow students Shamima Begum, 16, and Kadiza Sultana, 15, ran away from home in February.

The Telegraph tracked them down this week to the Isil stronghold of Raqqa.

Miss Abase communicated with the undercover reporter via Twitter and the encrypted messaging service Kik.