US-backed Syria forces flooded by foreigners
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US-backed Syrian forces warned yesterday they were struggling to cope with an outpouring of foreigners from the Islamic State group鈥檚 imploding 鈥渃aliphate,鈥 urging governments to take responsibility for their citizens.
The Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces have evacuated nearly 5,000 men, women and children from the jihadist redoubt since Wednesday, moving closer to retaking the last sliver of territory under IS control.
鈥淭he numbers of foreign fighters and their relatives that we are holding is increasing drastically,鈥 said Kurdish foreign affairs official Abdel Karim Omar.
鈥淥ur current infrastructure can鈥檛 handle the mass influx.鈥
Syria鈥檚 Kurds have repeatedly called on foreign countries to repatriate their citizens, but most have been reluctant to allow battle-hardened jihadists and their relatives back home due to security concerns.
At the height of its rule, IS imposed its brutal interpretation of Islamic law across territory straddling Syria and Iraq that was roughly the size of the UK. But more than four years after IS declared a cross-border 鈥渃aliphate,鈥 the jihadists have lost all but a tiny patch of land near the Iraqi border.
After years of fighting IS, Syria鈥檚 Kurds say they hold hundreds of suspected IS fighters and their relatives.
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