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Why European Countries Are Reluctant To Repatriate Citizens Who Are ISIS Fighters

NPR | By H.J. Mai

Published March 2, 2020 at 1:40 PM EST

Suspected Islamic State militants languish in a prison cell in northeastern Syria in October. The Pentagon has reported about 10,000 ISIS fighters are being held in prison facilities in northeastern Syria. Some 2,000 are said to be foreign fighters, with the rest identified as Iraqi and Syrian nationals. Of the 2,000 foreign fighters, an estimated 800 are from European nations.

H.J. Mai

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