France repatriates 40 children, 15 women from camps in Syria
Al JazeeraMAY 2022
The Canadian government is concerned about the health and well-being of children held in deteriorating camps in northeastern Syria. While Canada is still dedicated to fighting IS, repatriation is an important step in resolving the humanitarian and security challenges that followed the dismantlement of the so-called caliphate. It's also the only real solution for helping foreigners who remain in detention camps, many of whom are vulnerable children.
The repatriated families of IS fighters pose both a physical and ideological threat to the nations they are returned to. While children can be rehabilitated, the women who intentionally brought or raised families in the Islamic State should be held accountable for their actions by their nations of origin and charged with terrorism or other related offenses. While repatriation should happen, this shouldn't be done hastily.