Families of Islamic State fighters unsure of their fate, face 'ideological rehabilitation'

Record ID: 904540

  • Title: Families of Islamic State fighters unsure of their fate, face 'ideological rehabilitation'
  • Date: 28th July 2017
  • Summary: JADAA CAMP, SOUTH OF MOSUL, IRAQ (JULY 27, 2017) (REUTERS) VARIOUS OF REFUGEES WALKING THROUGH JADAA REFUGEE CAMP SOUTH OF MOSUL VARIOUS OF A WOMAN STANDING NEAR HER TENT VARIOUS OF CHILDREN PLAYING WITH TOY TRUCKS (SOUNDBITE) (Arabic) UNIDENTIFIED MOTHER OF AN ISLAMIC STATE FIGHTER, SAYING: "Can anyone control their sons? Tell them not to join the army or the police or anyone? I could not. He joined (Islamic State) of his free will, but he did not hurt anyone. If he hurt anyone, even with a word, then I will apologise. There were people who were unjust, but there are others who did nothing, how should we treat them the same? I thought that I would be welcomed by the people of my village." PEOPLE WALKING NEAR ROWS OF TENTS VARIOUS OF CHILDREN STANDING IN THEIR TENT WOMAN ENTERING HER TENT (SOUNDBITE) (Arabic) UNIDENTIFIED WIFE OF AN ISLAMIC STATE FIGHTER, SAYING: "We want to leave (the camp) and go to our relatives. They won't let us leave. We are women, are they afraid of women? Some people in other tents taunt us and say, you women of Daesh (a commonly used Arabic acronym for Islamic State) are slaughterers, you women of Daesh throw rocks at us." CHILDREN IN TENT (SOUNDBITE) (Arabic) UNIDENTIFIED WIFE OF AN ISLAMIC STATE FIGHTER, SAYING: "If I was happy, would I come here? No, I would have stayed with them. Many women stayed in the field, many women blew themselves up, many women fought. The women around me all told me to join them, and I said no." PEOPLE WAITING TO REFILL THEIR WATER BOTTLES VARIOUS OF A MAN FILLING A PAIL OF WATER VARIOUS OF CHILDREN PEEKING OUT FROM INSIDE A TENT VARIOUS OF A FAMILY WALKING THROUGH CAMP
  • Embargoed: 11th August 2017 10:41
  • Keywords: Islamic State families refugee tents children in camps wives Islamic State
  • Location: JADAA CAMP, SOUTH OF MOSUL, IRAQ
  • City: JADAA CAMP, SOUTH OF MOSUL, IRAQ
  • Country: Iraq
  • Topics: Conflicts/War/Peace,Insurgencies
  • Reuters ID: LVA0016RMTQ9Z
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text: EDITORS PLEASE NOTE: AUDIO AS INCOMING
    Families of Islamic State fighters living in a refugee camp near Mosul said on Thursday (July 27) they were unsure what their future held, as the brutal nine months of urban warfare between government forces and the militants comes to an end.
    Wives, mothers and children of the fighters, many of whom were killed or imprisoned in the offensive, are living alongside other refugees in the Jadaa camp south of Mosul. They say they are taunted and treated poorly by their neighbours for being affiliated with the militants.
    Many of the families said they would like to return to their villages, but local authorities in Mosul recently issued a decree to exile Islamic State families to camps so they can be rehabilitated ideologically. Rights groups say collective punishment undermines the prospects for reconciliation after Islamic State, and risks fostering a generation of outcasts with no stake in Iraq.
    The Jadaa camp is home to around 18,000 people. More than 1 million people fled their homes in Mosul and nearby villages since the fighting started.
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