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.
Its a move that Baghdad hopes will reduce cross-border militant threats and eventually lead to shutting down the facility. It’s a move that Baghdad hopes will reduce cross-border militant threats and eventually lead to shutting down the facility.
It is mainly women and children who are sent home. Iraqi men who have committed crimes as IS members rarely ask to go back for fear of being put on trial. Those who express readiness to return, have camp authorities send their names to Baghdad, where the government does a security cross-check and grants final approval.
The programs involve therapy sessions with psychologists and educational classes meant to help them shed a mindset adopted under IS.from al Hol, describing the camp at a conference held in June in Baghdad as a “source for terrorism.”
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