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France repatriates 51 citizens from IS group camps in Syria

File photo taken May 1, 2021 of women and children in the al-Hol camp in Hasakeh province, Syria. © Baderkhan Ahmad, AP

French authorities on Tuesday repatriated 51 women and children from the former Islamic State group-controlled areas in Syria, according to a statement from the national counterterrorism prosecutor’s office.

It’s the single largest return of women and children to France from camps in northeastern Syria since the territorial defeat of IS in March 2019. France saw more of its citizens leave to join the group than any other country in Europe.

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