AANES hands over 2 women and their 2 children from ISIS’ families to Sweden
The Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria handed over two women and their two children from the families of ISIS mercenaries to a Swedish delegation that visited the area two days ago.
On Monday, March 14, a delegation from the Kingdom of Sweden, headed by Ambassador Fredrik Florn, Head of the Consular Affairs and Civil Law Department, and his deputy, Mrs. Christine Hedenberg, arrived at the headquarters of the Department of Foreign Relations in Qamishlo.
He was received by the co-chair of the Department of Foreign Relations, Abdul Karim Omar, Shewaz Khalil, the head of the European department in the department, and Lana Hussein, the head of the YPJ relations office.
The two sides discussed the current situation in the region, in north and east Syria in particular, and the economic and humanitarian situation in general.
During the meeting, the department’s co-chair, Abdul Karim Omar, said: “The recent attack by ISIS on Hasaka prison caused dozens of martyrs from the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), prison workers and some civilians. The operation was large and complex, and preparations were made for it. For months, intelligence circles outside the borders, especially Turkey, have been aiming to spread chaos, strike the components of the region together and destabilize the region, thus reviving ISIS and taking control of Hasaka and other areas.
Abdul Karim Omar indicated, according to the website of the Department of Foreign Relations, that “the international community must assume its responsibilities, by providing political, economic, relief and security support to the Autonomous Administration areas,” explaining: “The importance of rehabilitating the communities that remained under the rule of the Islamic State (ISIS) for years. In order to block the way for ISIS to enter these areas and organize them again.”
For his part, Ambassador Frederick said: “We would like to express once again our appreciation for the sacrifices made by the Autonomous Administration and the people here. We have discussed important issues in the security and humanitarian aspects and ways to combat terrorism in north and east Syria, and we affirm our continued support for the Autonomous Administration in its struggle against terrorism.”
At the end of the meeting, two women and their two children were handed over from the families of ISIS mercenaries, according to an official handover document between the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria and the Kingdom of Sweden.