foreign fighters

Uzbekistan repatriates 64 children of ‘terrorists’ from Iraq

Uzbekistan announced that 64 children had arrived from Iraq where their parents are serving life sentences "as members of terrorist organizations"

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Trump approves Turkish incursion into northern Syria

US President Donald Trump looks set to allow a Turkish incursion into northeast Syria after announcing that US troops will pull back from the border

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Pentagon official: makeshift jails for captured ISIS adherents in Syria ‘not sustainable’

A US official said the detainment of tens of thousands ISIS members in makeshift prisons in Syria is “not sustainable"

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Widow of German rapper turned ISIS fighter arrested

German prosecutors said they have arrested the widow of a German rapper turned ISIS fighter, over her alleged membership in the group

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Nigeria repatriates 3 orphan children of ISIS adherents in northeast Syria

Three orphans born to Nigerian Islamic State adherents were handed over to Nigerian officials in northeast Syria

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Austria to repatriate orphan children of female ISIS adherent from Syria

Austria is preparing to repatriate from Syria two young orphans of a female Islamic State supporter in the first such move for Vienna

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UN special rapporteur calls on France to repatriate citizens sentenced to death in Iraq

A UN special rapporteur called on the French government to repatriate and try seven French nationals sentenced to death in Iraq

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A ticking time bomb: Meeting the ISIS women of al-Hol

Mutlu Civiroglu found al-Hol camp in Syria to be a "ticking time bomb" – overcrowded, too large to control, and full of children deeply at risk

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UN ISIS investigator calls for Nuremberg-style international tribunal

The head of the UN probe into ISIS crimes has called for trials like those at Nuremberg of Nazi leaders to ensure victims are heard

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If the world really wants to defeat ISIS, it needs to listen to North East Syria

The organizers of the International Forum on ISIS hope to shed light on the next steps against the resurgent terror group in northeast Syria

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