In a carefully choreographed transfer, the four were handed over at the Kurdish administration headquarters in the town of Qamishli on Saturday. They returned home via Erbil in Iraq, where the Netherlands has consular offices, and landed on Dutch soil on Sunday. Ms Buruma said she was pleased the Dutch state was “finally living up to its responsibilities”. As in other European countries, the issue of whether jihadi brides or the children of fighters should be repatriated has been hugely contentious in the Netherlands. “Incomprehensible ... We need to keep the Netherlands safe,” tweeted Ingrid Michon of the Liberals.

Source: The Irish Times June 06, 2021 16:41 UTC