Kyrgyzstan Repatriates Another 95 Women And Children From Syria

With the support of the United States, UNICEF, and the International Committee of the Red Cross, Kyrgyzstan repatriated 31 women and 64 children from northeast Syria on August 30, officials said. An earlier repatriation in February brought 18 women and 41 children back. In 2021, 79 Kyrgyz children were also brought from Syria. 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. In 2018, authorities reported that around 850 Kyrgyz citizens went to war zones in Syria, 150 of whom died. Repatriation covers only women and children, not men. To read the original story by RFE/RL’s Kyrgyz Service click here.