US EditionIraq steps up repatriations from Islamic State camp in Syria, hoping to reduce militant threats
- Iraq is taking action to repatriate its citizens from the al-Hol camp in northeastern Syria, as it is considered a major threat to Iraq's security.
- The repatriation efforts mainly involve women and children, as men who have committed crimes as Islamic State members are reluctant to return. The detainees are rehabilitated and then allowed back to their hometowns or villages.
- The camp currently houses around 48,000 people from about 60 different countries, with foreigners who remain loyal to the core IS ideology seen as the most problematic individuals. Closing down the camp requires cooperation from other countries.
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Iraq steps up repatriations from Islamic State camp in Syria, hoping to reduce militant threats
Iraq is stepping up repatriation of its citizens from a camp in north-eastern Syria housing tens of thousands of people, mostly wives and children of Islamic State fighters but also supporters of the militant group. It's a move that Baghdad hopes will reduce cross-border militant threats and eventually lead to shutting down the facility.
Iraq steps up repatriations from Islamic State camp in Syria, hoping to reduce militant threats
BAGHDAD (AP) -- Iraq is stepping up repatriation of its citizens from a camp in northeastern Syria housing tens of thousands of people, mostly wives and children of Islamic State fighters but also supporters of the militant group.
Iraq steps up repatriations from Daesh camp in Syria, hoping to
BAGHDAD: Iraq is stepping up repatriation of its citizens from a camp in northeastern Syria housing tens of thousands of people, mostly wives and children of Daesh fighters but also supporters of the militant group. It’s a move that Baghdad hopes will reduce cross-border militant threats and eventually lead to shutting down the facility.
Iraq steps up repatriations from Islamic State camp in Syria, hoping to reduce militant threats
By QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA and BASSEM MROUE Associated Press BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq is stepping up repatriation of its citizens from a camp in northeastern Syria housing tens of thousands of people, mostly wives and children of Islamic State fighters but also supporters of the militant group. It’s a move that Baghdad hopes will reduce cross-border militant threats and eventually lead to shutting down the facility, which to this day remains a hotbed of r…
Iraq steps up repatriations from Islamic State camp in Syria, hoping to reduce militant threats
Iraq is stepping up repatriation of its citizens from a camp in northeastern Syria housing tens of thousands of people, mostly wives and children of Islamic State fighters but also supporters of the militant group. It’s a move that Baghdad hopes will reduce cross-border militant threats and eventually lead to shutting down the facility.After U.S.-backed and Kurdish-led fighters defeated the Islamic State group in Syria in March 2019 — ending its…
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