The United States has lauded Kyrgyzstan for its repatriation of 95 women and children from northeast Syria, calling it "important towards resolving the humanitarian and security challenges in the region." State Department spokesman Matthew Miller noted that it was Kyrgyzstan's second round of repatriating displaced people from the region this year. In February, it brought 18 women and 41 children back. The nation has been addressing its citizens' involvement with radical groups in the Middle Eastern country since 2013-2015, when many moved to Syrian war zones. Repatriation covers only women and children, not men. To read the statement from the U.S. State Department, click here.
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