The families of Moroccan nationals detained in Kurdish-controlled camps in northeast Syria are urging their government to intervene and repatriate their loved ones.
The detainees, many of whom left Morocco to join Islamist groups, remain trapped in deteriorating conditions as fighting continues to rage between the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) and Syrian rebel groups.
The mother of one detainee named Hamza, speaking under the pseudonym Fatima for safety reasons, described her ongoing torment since her son disappeared in 2016.
“My son left overnight for Turkey. A few days later, we heard he had crossed into Syria. He went from being an engineering student to a fighter,” she tells The New Arab. …..more
