Britain makes move to bring home Isis children stranded in Syria

Whitehall sources are working with local agencies to bring back minors born to Islamic State fighters

British officials have taken the first steps to repatriate children stranded in Syria by liaising directly with agencies on the ground to identify unaccompanied minors for "safe passage" back to the UK.

Whitehall sources have confirmed they are working with "various agencies" in north-east Syria - believed to include the International Committee of the Red Cross - to kickstart the process of transferring children of British parents linked to Islamic State back to the UK.

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