The world most wanted woman survived a bomb

White Widow Samantha Lewthwaite is being protected by a suicide squad of elite fighters. The 30-year-old terror suspect – dubbed the world’s most wanted woman – narrowly cheated death during a bombing raid by Kenyan forces four months ago. Now she is being guarded by up to 15 battle-hardened al-Qaeda fighters in war-torn Somalia and was spotted hiding in a forest three weeks ago. A source said her bodyguards warned: “If anyone comes near the forests, we’ll cut their throats.” The men from the Istishhadyin unit – or suicide brigade – have orders to protect her to the death. The Mirror can today reveal how her extraordinary life on the run has involved living in caves and avoiding detection by being moved around on camels. Her brush with death in January came in Somalia when a Kenya Defence Forces jet bombed a training camp of radical Islamic group al-Shabaab. The F-5 plane hit the base in Garabarhey, killing 57 al-Shabaab fighters including six senior foreign leaders. It is thought that mum-of-four Lewthwaite was hiding near the camp when it was targeted. Major Emmanuel Chirchir, of the KDF, said: “We know she was hiding in the training camps. It’s difficult to know for sure where she is but we will get her.” Lewthwaite, a soldier’s daughter, from Aylesbury, Bucks, was spirited away from the base in a 4x4 vehicle as she continues her bid to evade capture. She is being hunted over links to various terror plots including the Kenyan mall atrocity in September.