One of them, a 26-year-old called Heida, said she had gone to Syria in 2014 with an IS fighter from Germany. Thousands of foreigners travelled to Iraq and Syria to join the self-proclaimed Islamic State caliphate. Schuster said Turkey was preparing to deport around a dozen more German nationals it has in custody. READ ALSO: Islamic State children repatriated to Germany from IraqSix German states have appointed officials to coordinate the return of German nationals from Syria and ensure they undergo de-radicalization programmes. He said the government was "putting its head in the sand" over the issue of returnees from Syria.

Source: The Local November 13, 2019 16:07 UTC