In the United States called the number of detainees in custody in Syria IG fighters

This was reported by RIA Novosti with reference to an unnamed senior official of the American administration.

“At present, about 2 thousand foreign IG fighters, about 70 thousand more women and children who are members of the IG families are in custody in Syria,” he said.

In Washington, they added that in 2019, the American side took back eight of its citizens, six of them are prosecuted by law. Also in the United States returned 15 children.

In November, the State Department announced that the United States and Russia are discussing the return to their homeland of Russians who were detained in the ranks of militants in Syria.

* “Islamic State” (IG) - the organization was recognized as terrorist by decision of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation of December 29, 2014.