Kurdish authorities in northern Syria have transferred eight U.S. women and children who were captured with the Islamic State group back to America, Kurdish officials said Wednesday. Add InterestAbdulkarim Omar, a senior official in the Kurdish self-rule administration, said the group includes two women and six children. Omar didn't identify the women and children involved, and there was no immediate confirmation or comment from U.S. officials. On Monday, Kurdish authorities handed over to a Norwegian envoy five orphans of IS members who were killed in Syria. Omar said only "humanitarian cases" are currently being repatriated, adding that any fighters or women accused of working with the Islamic State will remain in detention, pending trial.

Source: ABC News June 05, 2019 10:19 UTC