Morocco has approved the return of hundreds of women and children associated with the Islamic State group (ISIS) and other terror group fighters in Syria to return home, reports say. There are 671 persons (280 women and 391 children) held in camps in Northern Syria who are set to return home, local media in Arabic Al Massae reports this Friday. The women and children have been instructed to get in touch with Syrian authorities for their return, Al Massae reports, citing Azzeddine El Bakkali, the president of the National Coordination of Moroccans Blocked and Detained in Iraq in Syria. The women and the children have been living in dire conditions in the camps, El Bakkali also stressed. Over 200 fighters have returned home and have been sentenced to 10 to 15 years in prison.

Source: The North Africa Journal July 02, 2021 14:05 UTC