800 female ‘Islamic State’ recruits detained in northern Syria: report

Hundreds of foreign women who joined the “Islamic State” (IS) militant group with their children have been captured in recent months by US-backed Kurdish forces in northern Syria, Germany’s Die Weltnewspaper reported on Saturday. The German daily interviewed Human Rights Watch’s terrorism and counterterrorism program director, Nadim Houry, who spoke with many of the women during visits … Continue reading 800 female ‘Islamic State’ recruits detained in northern Syria: report