Kyrgyzstan said Wednesday that it had repatriated 95 wives and children of militants from detention camps in Syria, in the third such operation by the Central Asian country.
"Thirty-one women and 64 children who are Kyrgyz citizens were transferred from Syria to Kyrgyzstan," said the foreign ministry in a statement, without detailing how many more of its nationals remain in internment camps in northeastern Syria.
Thousands of Kyrgyzstan nationals joined extremist organizations in Syria, and the return of the families of ISIS militants who were captured or killed is a thorny issue for many countries.
The ministry said it was "grateful" to the United States for "full assistance and logistical support" in the operation, as well as thanking UNICEF and the Red Cross.
Kyrgyzstan has already twice taken back its citizens from Syria or Iraq. In March 2021, 79 children were repatriated while in February this year another 59 women and children were returned.
