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Conflict● ElevatedSep 19 · Sep 19, 2026, 1:17 PM

Kyrgyz Families Plead For Return Of Islamic State Fighters' Wives, Relatives From Iraqi Prisons

GlobeAlert Desk · curated from RFE/RL · Middle East

Families of dozens of Kyrgyz women imprisoned in Iraq are calling on the government to bring them home. The women -- mostly wives and relatives of Islamic State fighters -- traveled to Iraq and Syria more than a decade ago as the extremist group seized swaths of territory.

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