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Progress Made in Rehabilitating Returnees from Syria, Says Homeland Minister Ihusaan

Minister of Homeland Security and Technology Ali Ihusaan said rehabilitation of families repatriated from the Syrian conflict zone is progressing well, after 21 individuals from five families returned in January and were placed in the National Reintegration Centre. He said the government has received information about 100 more individuals, mostly children, seeking to return, and that the Foreign Ministry is working to secure access to the locations where they are living.

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  1. Tue 16 Jan
    Homeland Security Minister Ali Ihusaan briefed the media about the operation to repatriate five Maldivian families from internment camps in… Tuesday, 16 January 2024 only Maldives Republic Homeland Security Minister Ali Ihusaan briefs the media on Tuesday, 16 January 2024, about the operation to repatriate five Maldivian families from internment camps in Syria.

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  • Identifying Maldivian nationals, especially children, is challenging due to the difficulty of biometric verification in such conditions

    Minister of Homeland Security and Technology Ali Ihusaan Maldives Republic Open the report (Maldives Republic)

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Progress Made in Rehabilitating Returnees from Syria, Says Homeland Minister Ihusaan

21 individuals from five families, including 15 children individuals repatriated from Syria in January

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  • 21 individuals from five families, including 15 children individuals repatriated from Syria in January Maldives Republic This initiative comes after the January return of 21 individuals from five families, including 15 children, who had been living in camps near the Syria-Turkey border.

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  • five women, one man, and 15 children composition of the repatriated group Maldives Republic The repatriated individuals, comprising five women, one man, and 15 children, have been placed in the care of the National Reintegration Centre (NRC)

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  • 100 more individuals, mostly children more individuals reported as seeking return from conflict zones Maldives Republic The minister also revealed that the government has received information about 100 more individuals, mostly children, seeking to return from conflict zones in Syria.

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  • 72 individuals and five families simultaneously simultaneous treatment capacity of the NRC Maldives Republic It can treat 72 individuals and five families simultaneously.

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  • over 100 Maldivians in Syria Maldivians in Syria reported to desire return Maldives Republic Reports suggest that over 100 Maldivians in Syria, including those affiliated with Islamic State (IS) and al-Qaeda, have expressed a desire to return home.

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  • one out of every 500 Maldivians share of Maldivians who joined an extremist group in the Middle East Maldives Republic The National Bureau of Economic Research has noted that one out of every 500 Maldivians has joined an extremist group in the Middle East, with the Maldives having the world’s second-highest per capita rate of people fighting for ISIS.

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    Earlier reports gave one out of every 500 15 Jan, 20:29 Maldives Republic

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