Wladimir van Wilgenburg

UK repatriates one woman and five children from northeastern Syria The Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) and the AANES have repeatedly urged foreign countries to repatriate their citizens stuck in Syria.

December 12, 2023 Wladimir van Wilgenburg

(Kurdistan 24) The Kurdish-led civilian Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria (AANES)’s Foreign Relations Department announced on Tuesday that they recently handed over a woman and five children to a delegation from the United Kingdom. In a video statement read by […]

Belgium sentences two ISIS fighters to five years in jail Boutallis was killed in a suicide attack in Iraq in November 2015. Since their death was not officially confirmed, both were still put on trial.

October 26, 2021 Wladimir van Wilgenburg

(Kurdistan 24) Belgian Islamic State (ISIS) fighters Olivier Calebout and Lucas Van Hessche have been sentenced to five years in jail by a court in Bruges, Belgium, for their membership in the group, Belgian media reported. The Belgian newspaper HLN reported that […]

Sweden repatriates 3 women accused of ties to ISIS, 8 children from Syria

October 21, 2021 Wladimir van Wilgenburg

(Kurdistan 24) The Kurdish-led civilian administration in northeastern Syria, officially called the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria (AANES), handed over 3 Swedish women suspected of ISIS affiliation and 8 children to a Swedish government team on Wednesday. They “were handed […]

Finland repatriates women and children with links to ISIS from northeast Syria

July 16, 2021 Wladimir van Wilgenburg and Joanne Stocker-Kelly

(Kurdistan 24) Finland is bringing home a family with ties to ISIS from northeast Syria on Friday as part of the government’s efforts to rescue children from violent displacement camps. Ambassador Jussi Tanner, the Finnish Foreign Ministry’s special envoy in charge of […]

Dutch court hands 6-year prison term to former Syrian Ahrar al-Sham commander 31-year-old ‘Al Y’ was accused of war crimes after posing with the body of an enemy fighter and kicking another corpse in a YouTube video.

April 22, 2021 Wladimir van Wilgenburg

(Kurdistan 24) A former commander of the Turkish-backed Ahrar al-Sham Islamist group has been sentenced to six years in prison in the Netherlands for war crimes and membership in a terrorist organization. The Dutch Public Prosecution earlier demanded a 10-year sentence, but […]