British woman and her child repatriated from Syrian detention camp in UK first

Woman, said to have been trafficked into Syria, is first adult allowed to return since end of ground war with IS

A British woman and her child have been repatriated from a Syrian camp, the first time an adult has been allowed to come back to the UK from detention since the end of the ground war against Islamic State.

The Foreign Office said that British policy to those held in Syria remained unchanged, and that it considered requests for help on a case by case basis", but campaigners said it was a significant first step.