Foreign Wives And Children Of ISIS Are Held In Syria With Uncertain Future
NPRForeign Wives And Children Of ISIS Are Held In Syria With Uncertain Future Enlarge this image toggle caption Delil Souleiman/AFP/Getty Images Delil Souleiman/AFP/Getty Images Um Mohammed says she was in search of a happier life when she decided to bring her family from the Netherlands to live under ISIS. In addition to the over 500 male suspected ISIS members, Kurdish officials say they are holding some 550 foreign women and about 1,200 foreign children in all the camps combined. Sponsor Message "Just like we fought terrorism together, we must stand together in dealing with the aftermath," says Abdul Karim Omar, who co-chairs the Kurdish administration's foreign affairs office. Enlarge this image toggle caption Ruth Sherlock/NPR Ruth Sherlock/NPR "We cannot leave them free," says Zozan Alloush, the co-chair for the Kurdish humanitarian affairs committee overseeing the camps where the women and children are held.