Escapees from Syrian camp raise fears of ISIS-linked returnees to South-east Asia

Escapees from Syrian camp raise fears of ISIS-linked returnees to South-east Asia

The Straits Times - Sports·2026-03-07 09:00

JAKARTA – Countries in South-east Asia are bracing themselves for the possibility that some of their citizens could return from Syria after

relatives of suspected ISIS fighters escaped from the Al-Hol camp

, a detention site that for years had housed thousands of family members of the militant group.

Amid fears of their potential return home, difficult questions about any returnees’ prosecution, deradicalisation and reintegration have arisen after news of the escape in January broke on Feb 25.

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