(AP) Albania is repatriating five Albanian women and 14 children from Syria’s troubled Al Hol camp who were related to Albanians who joined Islamist extremist groups fighting in Syria and Iraq, the country’s prime minister said Saturday.
Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama and Interior Minister Bledi Cuci were in Beirut meeting with Lebanese Gen. [Abbas] Ibrahim, who has played a key role in the repatriating efforts, together with intelligence services from other countries.
“The good news is the 14 children and five women (have been taken out) from the hell camp,” said Rama. “I am here to take the children and women and turn them back to our homeland tomorrow.”
Rama said that Albania’s Interior Ministry and other intelligence institutions are closely cooperating with Lebanese authorities and countries on the repatriation.
