French ISIS Figure Seeks Repatriation from Syrian Detention

Adrien Guihal, linked to major terrorist attacks in France, awaits a court ruling on his request to return for trial.

Adrien Guihal, a high-ranking French member of ISIS, is detained in northern Syria under Kurdish control since his 2018 capture in Raqqa.
Guihal is known for voicing ISIS claims of responsibility for the 2016 Nice attack, which killed 86, and the Magnanville police killings.
His lawyer, representing Guihal's mother, argues that repatriation to France is safer and more secure than leaving him in precarious Syrian conditions.
The French government has previously repatriated women and children but remains resistant to returning adult male ISIS members, citing security concerns.
A Paris court is expected to decide in the coming weeks whether France can be compelled to facilitate Guihal's return for prosecution.