US urges other countries to repatriate citizens held in Syria

FILE - Children gather outside their tents at the al-Hol camp, which houses families of members of the Islamic State group, in Hasakeh province, Syria, May 1, 2021. FILE - Kurdish forces patrol al-Hol camp, which houses families of members of the Islamic State group in Hasakeh province, Syria, April 19, 2023.

The United States is urging other countries to follow its lead in repatriating their citizens from detention centers and displaced persons camps where former followers and supporters of Islamic State have been held since the collapse of the IS "caliphate" in 2019.