France brings back women and children held in camps in Syria

Twenty-five children and 10 adults sent to camps for suspected jihadists repatriated to France

France has repatriated 25 children and 10 women who were held in prison camps for suspected jihadists in north-east Syria, the fourth such operation in a year, the foreign ministry has said.

The minors would be handed over to childcare services while the adults would be handed over to the relevant judicial authorities, the ministry said in a statement on Tuesday.