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Some 800 people, close to jihadists detained at Ain Issa camp, north of Raqqa, fainted in the wild on the sidelines of the Turkish offensive against the Kurds. There is clearly a fear of resurgence of the Islamic State group.
It is difficult to say under what conditions these families of jihadists were able to flee. Here in France, the mother of one of these jihadists claims to have traded with her daughter, who until then had been detained at Ain Issa camp, north of Raqqa.
She accuses the Kurdish authorities of having knowingly released them. His testimony is collected by our colleagues from Radio France.
Which version to accredit? Did the Kurds really liberate these jihadists in a desperate attempt to attract attention and obtain international aid after being abandoned by Washington ? The question remains unanswered for the moment.
What is certain is that for months, the Kurds have been imploring the Western countries to repatriate their jihadist nationals, lest they manage to escape in the event of a Turkish offensive. This is what is happening right now.
Another question is, what will the Damascus regime do with all these Western jihadists present in northeastern Syria? The forces of Bashar al-Assad are deploying right now in this region to protect their territory, following an agreement with the Kurds.
► See also: Syria: agreement between the Kurds and Damascus against the Turkish offensive
The semi-autonomous authorities of Syrian Kurdistan have made a deal with Damascus . The only choice available to them to protect civilians bombed by Turkey.
► See also: In the news, chaos in northern Syria