Germany and Finland repatriate children from Syria's al-Hol camp

There have been several repatriations of people from the camp for Islamic State families this year.
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Orphans from various nationalities gather at the Kurdish-run al-Hol camp, home to thousands of relatives of Islamic State group fighters, in the al-Hasakah governorate in northeastern Syria, before being transported to the settlement of Roj, situated in the same region, on Jan. 25, 2020. Kurdish authorities said they transferred 21 orphans, only a fraction of the 224 orphans living in al-Hol, including two French children who were set to be repatriated. - DELIL SOULEIMAN/AFP via Getty Images
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Two European countries repatriated women and children from northeast Syria’s infamous al-Hol camp on Saturday.

Germany and Finland brought 18 children and five women home from the camp for Islamic State (IS) families, the German Foreign Office said in a statement.

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