Uncertain future for IS returnees

As the final territory held by so-called Islamic State is recaptured in Syria, the international community is faced with the question of what to do with returning foreign fighters and their families

Women and children leaving last IS holdout in Syria, Feb 2019


IS AFFILIATES IN SYRIA AND IRAQ AND RETURNEES TO COUNTRY OF ORIGIN
Estimated numbers as of July 2018 	Male 	Female 	Children


Affiliates
Up to 41,490

32,089 77%
4,761 12%
4,640 11%


Returnees
Up to 7,366

5,930 80%
1,180 16%
256 4%


RETURNEES BY REGION 	
97 Americas, Australia and New Zealand
12 Sub-Saharan Africa
1,765 Western Europe
3,906 Middle East and North Africa
784 Eastern Europe
802 Asia

Syria and Iraq


Source: ICSR 
Picture: Getty Images 
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