Two Dutch ISIS women, three children escaped Syrian camp, fled to Turkey
5 years, 2 months ago

Two Dutch ISIS women, three children escaped Syrian camp, fled to Turkey

NL Times  

Two Dutch women and three children escaped a Syrian prison camp in Al Hol and reported to the Dutch embassy in the Turkish capital of Ankara with a request to return to the Netherlands, the government said in a letter to parliament on Thursday. "The women and children are currently in Turkish detention, awaiting prosecution and/or deportation by the Turkish authorities", the government wrote, NU.nl reports. The government said the five escaped the camp "some weeks ago", so likely before the Turkish military offensive on northern Syria. The Ministry of Justice and Security would not confirm to NU.nl that the two women and three children who escaped belong to this group.

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Four Dutch women with ISIS ties sentenced to prison by Rotterdam court
1 year, 8 months ago

Four Dutch women with ISIS ties sentenced to prison by Rotterdam court

NL Times  

The Rotterdam District Court sentenced four Dutch women with ties to ISIS to prison terms ranging from 30 to 36 months, with 12 to 15 months of probation. Their collection from the camp followed a court ruling that declared the Netherlands had to repatriate the women so they could face prosecution over their possible involvement with ISIS. The court said …

Twelve women remanded into custody on terrorism charges after arrival from Syria
2 years, 2 months ago

Twelve women remanded into custody on terrorism charges after arrival from Syria

NL Times  

The 12 women suspected of terrorism who were picked up from northern Syria on Tuesday will remain in custody for two more weeks, the examining magistrate of the court in Rotterdam decided on Friday. The women and their 28 children arrived in the Netherlands late on Tuesday evening. The Cabinet decided to take the women back so that they can …

Netherlands to pick up 12 women in Syria on terrorism charges, along with 28 children
2 years, 2 months ago

Netherlands to pick up 12 women in Syria on terrorism charges, along with 28 children

NL Times  

Twelve Dutch women were picked up in Syria and will be transported to the Netherlands where they will be taken into custody for crimes related to terrorism offenses, the Dutch Cabinet confirmed on Tuesday. “The women will be arrested after arrival in the Netherlands and will be tried,” wrote Justice and Security Minister Dilan Yesilgöz-Zegerius in a letter to the …

Refugee numbers top 10,600 in Q3, led by Syrians and Afghans
2 years, 2 months ago

Refugee numbers top 10,600 in Q3, led by Syrians and Afghans

Dutch News  

Over 10,600 people made a first request for asylum status in the Netherlands in the third quarter of this year, according to figures from the immigration service IND. The largest group – 4,600 – came from Syria, followed by nearly 1,000 people from Afghanistan and 935 from Turkey, national statistics agency CBS said, citing figures sourced from the IND. More …

The Netherlands to bring back 12 jihadi brides and 29 children: RTL
2 years, 3 months ago

The Netherlands to bring back 12 jihadi brides and 29 children: RTL

Dutch News  

The Netherlands is working on plans to bring back 12 jihadi brides and 29 children from camps in northern Syria, RTL news reported on Wednesday. The Dutch children’s ombudsman and Humans Rights Watch have also urged the Netherlands to bring back its nationals from Syria. In February, the Netherlands brought back five women and 11 children from the Kurdish refugee …

The Netherlands to bring back 12 jihadi brides and 29 children: RTL
2 years, 3 months ago

The Netherlands to bring back 12 jihadi brides and 29 children: RTL

Dutch News  

The Netherlands is working on plans to bring back 12 jihadi brides and 29 children from camps in northern Syria, RTL news reported on Wednesday. The Dutch children’s ombudsman and Humans Rights Watch have also urged the Netherlands to bring back its nationals from Syria. In February, the Netherlands brought back five women and 11 children from the Kurdish refugee …

Dutch repatriating group of women, children from Syria
2 years, 11 months ago

Dutch repatriating group of women, children from Syria

Associated Press  

THE HAGUE, Netherlands — The Dutch government said Thursday it is repatriating five women from Syria who are suspected of terror offenses, along with their 11 children. The justice and foreign ministers said in a letter to Parliament that a “special operation” was underway to bring the women and children back to the Netherlands. “With the transportation to the Netherlands, …

The Netherlands to try to repatriate five terrorist suspects from Syria
3 years, 2 months ago

The Netherlands to try to repatriate five terrorist suspects from Syria

Dutch News  

The government plans to try to bring five Dutch terrorist suspects back from Syria to ensure they don’t escape trial, justice minister Ferd Grapperhaus has told MPs. The decision follows Rotterdam court rulings, which said the cases could be suspended unless the suspects are brought back within three and six months, or unless concrete steps have been made to repatriate …

The Netherlands to try to repatriate five terrorist suspects from Syria
3 years, 2 months ago

The Netherlands to try to repatriate five terrorist suspects from Syria

Dutch News  

The government plans to try to bring five Dutch terrorist suspects back from Syria to ensure they don’t escape trial, justice minister Ferd Grapperhaus has told MPs. The decision follows Rotterdam court rulings, which said the cases could be suspended unless the suspects are brought back within three and six months, or unless concrete steps have been made to repatriate …

Netherlands to soon bring back more ISIS-affiliated women to stand trial
3 years, 2 months ago

Netherlands to soon bring back more ISIS-affiliated women to stand trial

NL Times  

The Netherlands will soon bring back more women affiliated with the terrorist organization ISIS, the AD reported. On Monday, a session will be held in the Rotterdam court regarding 13 women suspected of being affiliated with ISIS. The judge stated that he will close their cases, if the government does not retrieve the women soon thus, giving them the chance …

Germany, Denmark bring children, women home from Syrian camp
3 years, 3 months ago

Germany, Denmark bring children, women home from Syrian camp

Associated Press  

BERLIN — Germany and Denmark have brought home 11 women and 37 children from a camp in northeastern Syria where suspected Islamic State group members have been held, the German foreign ministry said Thursday. Germany repatriated 23 children and their eight mothers from the Roj camp on Wednesday evening, while Denmark brought back 14 children and three women. German Foreign …

Germany and Denmark repatriate women, children from Syria camp
3 years, 3 months ago

Germany and Denmark repatriate women, children from Syria camp

Al Jazeera  

Germany and Denmark repatriate 37 children and 11 women from a camp where suspected ISIL members are being held. Germany and Denmark have brought home 11 women and 37 children from a camp in northeastern Syria where suspected members of the ISIL armed group have been held, the German foreign ministry has said. “They are mostly sick children or those …

Most unaccompanied child asylum seekers in NL since refugee crisis
3 years, 3 months ago

Most unaccompanied child asylum seekers in NL since refugee crisis

NL Times  

The number of children who came to the Netherlands on their own to seek asylum is at the highest level its been in five years. That is the highest number since the end of the refugee crisis in 2016, when the Netherlands sheltered 967 unaccompanied children, and almost double the 342 children of last year, AD reports based on figures …

Dutch stuck in Afghanistan includes fmr. asylum seekers; “Incomprehensible”, says Defense Min.
3 years, 4 months ago

Dutch stuck in Afghanistan includes fmr. asylum seekers; “Incomprehensible”, says Defense Min.

NL Times  

Among the people the Netherlands evacuated and still need to evacuate from Afghanistan, were over 1,250 Dutch citizens with Afghan roots. Up until evacuation flights were forced to stop last week Thursday, the Netherlands evacuated 2,500 people from Afghanistan, including 1,600 people who had the Netherlands as a final destination. The list also includes two local embassy employees and about …

Second shelter for Afghan refugees opened
3 years, 4 months ago

Second shelter for Afghan refugees opened

Dutch News  

The defence ministry has provided another shelter for Afghan refugees arriving from Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul after the Taliban takeover. On Sunday night, 178 Afghan people arrived in the Netherlands and were taken to the Willem Lodewijk van Nassau barracks in Zoutkamp. A new temporary location, the Walaardt Sacré camp in Zeist, has now been made ready and …

Second shelter for Afghan refugees opened
3 years, 4 months ago

Second shelter for Afghan refugees opened

Dutch News  

The defence ministry has provided another shelter for Afghan refugees arriving from Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul after the Taliban takeover. On Sunday night, 178 Afghan people arrived in the Netherlands and were taken to the Willem Lodewijk van Nassau barracks in Zoutkamp. A new temporary location, the Walaardt Sacré camp in Zeist, has now been made ready and …

Cabinet brings back woman from Syria with alleged ties to ISIS to begin trial
3 years, 7 months ago

Cabinet brings back woman from Syria with alleged ties to ISIS to begin trial

NL Times  

Ilham B. was picked up in Syria on Friday by a Dutch delegation who will transfer her to the Netherlands. The judge responsible for the case warned last year that he would close the case against B. if the Netherlands did not make an effort to bring her back from Syria. The lawyer of B., Tamara Buruma, said she is …

Dutch woman, three children repatriated from Syria IS camp
3 years, 7 months ago

Dutch woman, three children repatriated from Syria IS camp

Associated Press  

QAMISHLI, Syria — The Kurdish-led administration in Syria’s northeast handed over on Saturday to the Netherlands a Dutch woman, her two young sons, and a Dutch girl, who lived in a camp for families of alleged Islamic State militants. It was the second time Dutch nationals have been repatriated from camps in northeast Syria, where thousands of foreigners and Iraqis …

Dutch delegation brings back three children and one woman from Syria
3 years, 7 months ago

Dutch delegation brings back three children and one woman from Syria

NL Times  

Four Dutch nationals, including one woman with alleged ties to ISIS and three children aged two, five and twelve were handed over to Dutch officials, Kurdish authorities in the northeast of Syria reported on Friday evening. During the Syrian civil war, some foreigners, including Dutch nationals, traveled to Syria to join ISIS. In June 2020, the Supreme Court ruled that …

Dutch gov’t allowed to strip nationality from 6 who joined terrorist groups in Syria
3 years, 8 months ago

Dutch gov’t allowed to strip nationality from 6 who joined terrorist groups in Syria

NL Times  

The Dutch government acted lawfully when it stripped six Dutch-Moroccan dual citizens of their Netherlands nationality on allegations that they traveled to Syria to join Islamic extremist group ISIS or other terrorist groups. The Council of State issued a ruling on Friday saying that the former state secretary for justice and security had sufficient reason to revoke their Dutch nationality …

Germany, Finland repatriate women and children from Syria camps
4 years ago

Germany, Finland repatriate women and children from Syria camps

Al Jazeera  

The two nations say they repatriated 23 of their nationals, some under criminal investigation for allegedly belonging to ISIL. Germany and Finland say they have repatriated 23 of their nationals, women and children from Syria, some of whom were under criminal investigation for allegedly belonging to the ISIL group. “I am very relieved that we were able to repatriate another …

Female jihadist reported to Dutch consulate in Turkey for return to NL
4 years, 1 month ago

Female jihadist reported to Dutch consulate in Turkey for return to NL

NL Times  

Angela B., a Dutch woman who left for Syria to join terrorist movement ISIS in 2014, reported to the Dutch consulate in Istanbul, Turkey this week, insiders confirmed to NU.nl after reports in Dutch media. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs only said that a 25-year-old Dutch woman and her son reported to the consulate. The Dutch government's position has always …

Fewer children abducted by a parent, mothers usually the perpetrator
4 years, 3 months ago

Fewer children abducted by a parent, mothers usually the perpetrator

Dutch News  

Fewer child abduction cases have taken place this summer but some 34 children were taken out of the Netherlands by a parent despite – and in some cases thanks to – coronavirus travel restrictions. The number of abductions by parents was the lowest in the last five years, according to figures from the international child abduction centre quoted by RTL …

Convicted Dutch terrorist helped 12 women escape ISIS camps, Prosecutor says
4 years, 3 months ago

Convicted Dutch terrorist helped 12 women escape ISIS camps, Prosecutor says

NL Times  

Former member of the Hofstad group and convicted terrorist Samir A. helped at least 12 women who are on the national terrorism sanction list escape from ISIS camps in Syria, the Public Prosecution Service said in the court in Rotterdam on Thursday, NU.nl reports. A. does not deny supporting the women financially, but sees it as emergency aid, his lawyer …

Dutch state does not have to help women, children trapped in Syria: Supreme Court
4 years, 6 months ago

Dutch state does not have to help women, children trapped in Syria: Supreme Court

NL Times  

The Dutch State does not have to repatriate women and children currently trapped in camps in Syria or Iraq, the Supreme Court ruled on Friday in a cassation case filed by 23 Dutch women who went to areas controlled by terrorist organization ISIS of their own accord. According to the Supreme court, the women and children cannot invoke human rights …

The Netherlands will not bring in refugee children from Greece: PM
4 years, 10 months ago

The Netherlands will not bring in refugee children from Greece: PM

Dutch News  

The Dutch government has no plans to bring refugee children currently living in Greek camps to the Netherlands, despite calls for action by aid groups. Dutch refugee groups have called on local authorities to ‘show leadership and generosity’ by bringing 500 refugee children in Greece without their parents to the Netherlands because they are currently living in terrible conditions. ‘We …

The Netherlands will not bring in refugee children from Greece: PM
4 years, 10 months ago

The Netherlands will not bring in refugee children from Greece: PM

Dutch News  

The Dutch government has no plans to bring refugee children currently living in Greek camps to the Netherlands, despite calls for action by aid groups. Dutch refugee groups have called on local authorities to ‘show leadership and generosity’ by bringing 500 refugee children in Greece without their parents to the Netherlands because they are currently living in terrible conditions. ‘We …

Dutch women turn to Supreme Court for help returning home from Syria
5 years, 1 month ago

Dutch women turn to Supreme Court for help returning home from Syria

NL Times  

A group of Dutch women currently trapped in detention- and refugee camps in Syria are turning to the Supreme Court in a final attempt to force the Netherlands to help bring their children and themselves back to the country. This is the final step possible in the case filed on behalf of 23 Dutch women who went to join terrorist …

Vietnamese boy who died in British lorry had run away from Dutch refugee unit
5 years, 1 month ago

Vietnamese boy who died in British lorry had run away from Dutch refugee unit

Dutch News  

One of the young teenagers who died in a refrigerated lorry in England last month had run away from a secure unit for vulnerable refugees in the Netherlands, the AD has reported In total, 39 people, all Vietnamese, died in the lorry which was found in an industrial area in Essex. ­­ The AD reported earlier that six Vietnamese youngsters …

Vietnamese boy who died in British lorry had run away from Dutch refugee unit
5 years, 1 month ago

Vietnamese boy who died in British lorry had run away from Dutch refugee unit

Dutch News  

One of the young teenagers who died in a refrigerated lorry in England last month had run away from a secure unit for vulnerable refugees in the Netherlands, the AD has reported In total, 39 people, all Vietnamese, died in the lorry which was found in an industrial area in Essex. ­­ The AD reported earlier that six Vietnamese youngsters …

Netherlands does not have to help kids trapped in Syria: Appellate Court
5 years, 1 month ago

Netherlands does not have to help kids trapped in Syria: Appellate Court

NL Times  

The Netherlands will not have to retrieve children of Dutch citizens awaiting their fates in Syrian detention and displacement camps, the kids of Dutch women who left the Netherlands to enter conflict zones in Syria and Iraq. Attorneys for the Dutch government argued that children cannot be brought to the Netherlands on their own for fear of causing greater problems …

Turkey sending ISIS women back to NL is "very disappointing", Justice Min. says
5 years, 1 month ago

Turkey sending ISIS women back to NL is "very disappointing", Justice Min. says

NL Times  

Minister Ferdinand Grapperhaus of Justice and Security called it "very disappointing" that Turkey decided to deport two women suspected of participating in terrorist organization ISIS to the Netherlands. Turkey gave two reasons for deporting Fatima H. to the Netherlands, despite her no longer having Dutch nationality. Turkey started sending the alleged ISIS jihadists it has in custody back to their …

Court orders Netherlands to bring back kids, but not mothers, stuck in Syria
5 years, 1 month ago

Court orders Netherlands to bring back kids, but not mothers, stuck in Syria

NL Times  

A court in Den Haag ordered the Netherlands to quickly bring 56 children of Dutch parents back to the country from Syrian detention and displacement camps. Because the mothers themselves are alleged to have voluntarily traveled to ISIS-held territory either to join the Islamic State or to be with partners who participate as enemy combatants, the court did not mandate …

The Netherlands will ask for one IS escapee to be extradited: minister
5 years, 2 months ago

The Netherlands will ask for one IS escapee to be extradited: minister

Dutch News  

The Netherlands will issue an extradition request to Turkey for one of two female IS members who reached the Dutch embassy in Ankara this week with three of their children, broadcaster NOS said on Friday. The other woman has had her Dutch nationality withdrawn and is therefore not eligible to be brought back, justice minister Ferd Grapperhaus said. ‘I recommended …

The Netherlands will ask for one IS escapee to be extradited: minister
5 years, 2 months ago

The Netherlands will ask for one IS escapee to be extradited: minister

Dutch News  

The Netherlands will issue an extradition request to Turkey for one of two female IS members who reached the Dutch embassy in Ankara this week with three of their children, broadcaster NOS said on Friday. The other woman has had her Dutch nationality withdrawn and is therefore not eligible to be brought back, justice minister Ferd Grapperhaus said. ‘I recommended …

Netherlands wants Dutch jihadists to be tried in Iraq: report
5 years, 3 months ago

Netherlands wants Dutch jihadists to be tried in Iraq: report

NL Times  

The Netherlands and Iraq are looking into whether jihadists who fought for terrorist organizations like ISIS can be tried in the Middle Eastern country. Minister Stef Blok of Foreign Affairs is advocating for a separate international tribunal to try foreign rebel fighters in the Syrian civil war, NRC reports. According to Dutch intelligence service AIVD, around 310 Dutch traveled to …

Five alleged jihadists get Dutch nationality back
5 years, 3 months ago

Five alleged jihadists get Dutch nationality back

NL Times  

Five persons recently officially regained their Dutch nationality, according to a decision published in the Staatscourant on Monday. These persons' Dutch nationality was previously revoked because they joined terrorist organizations in Syria and Iraq, NOS reports. Former State Secretary Mark Harbers was previously reprimanded for incorrectly revoking the Dutch nationality of two men who joined banned groups in Syria and …

Aid organisations bring back 11-year-old Dutch girl from Syria
5 years, 5 months ago

Aid organisations bring back 11-year-old Dutch girl from Syria

Dutch News  

An 11-year-old Dutch girl who was taken by her mother to Syria three years ago has returned to the Netherlands. The Red Cross and Turkish Red Crescent secured the girl’s return from north-western Syria after her father reported she had been kidnapped. An exception was made last month for two orphaned children aged two and four in northern Syria after …

Aid organisations bring back 11-year-old Dutch girl from Syria
5 years, 5 months ago

Aid organisations bring back 11-year-old Dutch girl from Syria

Dutch News  

An 11-year-old Dutch girl who was taken by her mother to Syria three years ago has returned to the Netherlands. The Red Cross and Turkish Red Crescent secured the girl’s return from north-western Syria after her father reported she had been kidnapped. An exception was made last month for two orphaned children aged two and four in northern Syria after …

Rotterdam woman must stay in Turkey pending terrorism trial
5 years, 5 months ago

Rotterdam woman must stay in Turkey pending terrorism trial

Dutch News  

A Rotterdam woman who was arrested during a holiday in Turkey on suspicion of being a member of the banned Kurdish PKK group has been released from jail but refused permission to leave the country. She does volunteer work because she is socially active.’ In Rotterdam she works for Demned, an organisation for Dutch Kurds and In 2015 and 2016 …

Rotterdam woman must stay in Turkey pending terrorism trial
5 years, 5 months ago

Rotterdam woman must stay in Turkey pending terrorism trial

Dutch News  

A Rotterdam woman who was arrested during a holiday in Turkey on suspicion of being a member of the banned Kurdish PKK group has been released from jail but refused permission to leave the country. She does volunteer work because she is socially active.’ In Rotterdam she works for Demned, an organisation for Dutch Kurds and In 2015 and 2016 …

ISIS widow pleads for Netherlands to allow her four kids to return
5 years, 6 months ago

ISIS widow pleads for Netherlands to allow her four kids to return

NL Times  

Krista van T., a 31-year-old woman from Limburg who went to join terrorist organization ISIS with her husband in 2014, is now a widow living in a crowded refugee camp in northern Syria with her four children. Children's Ombudsman Margrite Kalverboer has made multiple calls on the Dutch government to bring these children back to the Netherlands, expressing concerns for …

Aid program ready for orphans, 2 and 4, returning from ISIS war zone
5 years, 6 months ago

Aid program ready for orphans, 2 and 4, returning from ISIS war zone

NL Times  

An extensive aid program is ready for the two Dutch orphans, aged 2 and 4 years, who were brought back to the Netherlands from a refugee camp in Syria, radicalization expert Annebregt Dijkman said to newspaper AD. While the government previously said that it will not actively work on bringing Dutch rebel fighters in the Syrian civil war and their …

Netherlands bringing back two ISIS orphans from Syria: report
5 years, 7 months ago

Netherlands bringing back two ISIS orphans from Syria: report

NL Times  

Two Dutch orphans from ISIS families were transferred to a Dutch government delegation in Ain Issa in Northern Syria on Sunday, Abdulkarim Omar, who is responsible for foreign relations as a director of the Kurdish region in northern Syria, said on Twitter. "At the request of the Dutch government, the self-administration of North and East Syria handed over on June …

1,600 children missing from Dutch asylum shelters: report
5 years, 7 months ago

1,600 children missing from Dutch asylum shelters: report

NL Times  

Over 1,600 children disappeared from asylum centers in the Netherlands over the past 4.5 years, NRC reports based on figures from the central agency for the reception of asylum seekers COA and Nidos, the organization that has custody of all unaccompanied foreign minors in the Netherlands. Earlier this year the National Rapporteur on Human Trafficking Herman Bolhaar called on the …

Talks under way to bring women and children back from Syria to face trial
5 years, 7 months ago

Talks under way to bring women and children back from Syria to face trial

Dutch News  

Talks have begun between the Netherlands and Iraq to repatriate 10 women and their children being held in Kurdish refugee camps after they went to join the civil war in Syria. The Dutch government is trying to organise safe passage for the women to the Dutch consulate in the Iraqi city of Erbil without them being prosecuted in Iraq, where …

Talks under way to bring women and children back from Syria to face trial
5 years, 7 months ago

Talks under way to bring women and children back from Syria to face trial

Dutch News  

Talks have begun between the Netherlands and Iraq to repatriate 10 women and their children being held in Kurdish refugee camps after they went to join the civil war in Syria. The Dutch government is trying to organise safe passage for the women to the Dutch consulate in the Iraqi city of Erbil without them being prosecuted in Iraq, where …

UN envoy begs Netherlands to bring back kids from Syria, Iraq
5 years, 7 months ago

UN envoy begs Netherlands to bring back kids from Syria, Iraq

NL Times  

The Netherlands must "show grace and mercy" and bring back the children of Dutch jihadists in Iraq and Syria as quickly as possible, the special UN envoy for Children in Armed Conflicts, Virginia Gamba, said during a visit to The Hague on Thursday. According to Gamba, an Argentine security and disarmament expert, the Dutch stance on whether or not to …

At least 55 adult Dutch in Syrian-Kurdish camps: intelligence service
5 years, 8 months ago

At least 55 adult Dutch in Syrian-Kurdish camps: intelligence service

NL Times  

The number of adult Dutch currently in Syrian-Kurdish camps or detention centers increased to 55 over the past month, according to new figures from intelligence service AIVD. Last month the AIVD said that there were 40 Dutch adults and 65 children currently in camps or detention centers in Syria. After the loss of Baghouz, the last peace of land the …

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