(Deutsche Welle) The German Foreign Ministry said Friday it had brought several children of convicted “Islamic State” (IS) militants back to Germany from Iraq.
The returns were carried out with the consent of the parents, a ministry source said, adding that the number of repatriations so far had “reached a high single-digit figure.” The children are staying with their relatives in Germany.
With the collapse of the once-expansive IS caliphate, a number of European countries are facing the difficult question of how to deal with returning jihadis and their children.
According to German authorities, there are at least eight German nationals jailed in Iraq for joining IS, with sentences ranging from several years in prison to the death penalty.
