France has returned French nationals, 40 children and 15 women, from Kurdish-run camps in Syria. -EPA
France says it has carried out a new operation to return French nationals, 40 children and 15 women, from Kurdish-run camps in northeastern Syria.
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"The minors were handed over to the child care services and will be subject to medical and social follow-up," the ministry said on Thursday, while the women would be transferred to the judicial authorities.
In September, The European Court of Human Rights ruled that France must re-examine repatriation requests from two French women who travelled to Syria with their partners to join Islamic State, and the children they gave birth to there.Â
The Australian government is in the process of bringing 16 women - who are family members of Islamic State members - home to Australia after almost four years.
Dozens of children will also be evacuated from the al-Roj detention camp as part of the rescue mission.
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