IntelBrief: The U.S. Repatriates Islamic State Family Members

• The U.S. government has confirmed that it repatriated eight U.S. citizens—two women and six children—who were with the Islamic State in Syria.
• The eight had been held by Syrian Kurdish forces, part of the tens of thousands of former Islamic State militants and family members detained in camps.
• There is a growing urgency for nations to repatriate their citizens from Syria and Iraq, including foreign fighters and their family members who joined IS.
• Recent reports suggest that a French delegation in Syria took custody of 12 French orphans, while the Netherlands took responsibility for two Dutch orphans.

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