Syria: Bring extremists’ children out — but leave mothers?
22 December 2022 |
7:13 am
As Syrian camps housing families of Islamic State fighters get more dangerous, there are calls to bring children out, even if the mothers don't want to go. The idea of separating families is a controversial one.
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