IS' end leaves problem of wives, fighters

By Rodi Said
Updated March 24 2019 - 5:03am, first published 4:59am
Islamic State's defeat has left a conundrum: what to do with the wives, children and jihadists.
Islamic State's defeat has left a conundrum: what to do with the wives, children and jihadists.

The capture of Baghouz by the Syrian Democratic Forces marks a big moment in Syria's eight-year war, wiping out one of the main contestants' territory, with the rest split between President Bashar al-Assad, Turkey-backed rebels and the Kurdish-led SDF.

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