The United States has welcomed the efforts of the Kyrgyz government to repatriate 18 women and 41 children from displaced persons camps in northeast Syria, where the Islamic State extremist group remains a “persistent threat.”
“We are grateful to Kyrgyzstan and to our local partners, the Syrian Democratic Forces, for working with us to help resolve the ongoing humanitarian and security challenges” in the camps, the State Department said in a statement on February 20.
“We urge all governments to follow Kyrgyzstan’s example and repatriate their nationals, especially women and children,” it added.
