France repatriates children from Islamic State camp in northeast Syria

Ten children are being repatriated to France from the notorious al-Hol camp, according to a northeast Syrian official. Thousands of foreign and local children remain there.
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A boy pulls a cart at al-Hol displacement camp in Hasaka governorate, Syria, April 1, 2019. - REUTERS/Ali Hashisho
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France repatriated 10 children from the al-Hol camp for Islamic State (IS)-affiliated families in northeast Syria today.

The children are now undergoing medical examinations and are in the care of social services in France, according to a statement from the French Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs.

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