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U.S. Repatriates American Child From ISIS-Linked Camp in Syria

It underscores U.S. appeals for origin countries to bring home vulnerable nationals from camps with dire conditions.

FILE - A woman walks in the al-Hol camp in northeastern Syria's Hasakeh province, where tens of thousands of mostly women and children linked to the Islamic State group have been living for years, Thursday, Jan. 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue, File)
United States Department of State logo and U.S. flag are seen in this illustration taken April 23, 2025. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration
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Overview

  • Last week the United States repatriated an unaccompanied American minor from a Syrian displaced persons camp and reunited the child with their family.
  • The operation involved interagency coordination by the State Department, FBI, Customs and Border Protection, Department of Defense and local partner the Syrian Democratic Forces.
  • Roughly 30,000 individuals from more than 70 countries remain in the al-Hol and Roj camps, the majority of whom are children under the age of 12.
  • The State Department says repatriation, rehabilitation, reintegration and accountability by countries of origin offer the only durable solution to the humanitarian and security crisis.
  • Damascus and the Syrian Democratic Forces have begun implementing their May agreement to repatriate Syrian nationals from al-Hol camp into government control.