Despite the difficulties, 20 countries have brought home some children, according to Tayler of Human Rights Watch. The U.S. has brought home 15 children, a State Department official said, but did not say how many remained. They include a 4-year-old orphan, Amira, who was born to Canadian parents in Syria and whose family was killed in the battle against the Islamic State group. Of the roughly 300 children of French parents in Syria’s camps, only 18 have been repatriated. Her mother and the four remaining children surrendered to Kurdish forces last year, joining some 80,000 women and children in the Syrian detention camps.

Source: bd News24 June 01, 2020 05:37 UTC