Holding ex-Islamic State members in Syria not sustainable, says thinktank

Rusi researchers propose hybrid court to try accused terrorists, and taskforce to oversee repatriation of children

Tens of thousands of former Islamic State members held in detention in north-east Syria need to be put on trial or repatriated and deradicalised, a security thinktank has said.

Researchers at Rusi argue that the current situation, in which 30,000 adults and 40,000 children from more than 60 countries are being held in camps and jails by Syrian Kurdish forces, cannot endure and requires a new global taskforce to resolve.