"I don't have the words to describe that moment, Ndregjoni said of their reunion. The family's ordeal had stretched back more than a decade, when Eva Dumani, then nine, and her younger brother, seven, were kidnapped from their home in Albania and taken to Syria by her father, who was later killed fighting for Islamic State."
"The gradual emptying of al-Hawl camp, where thousands of women and children from more than 40 countries with alleged ties to IS have been arbitrarily detained for years, has left many abandoned in a post-conflict zone, vulnerable to exploitation and raising fresh security fears."
"People are going to come back whether you want them to or not, specifically if they've escaped, said Devorah Margolin, a senior fellow at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy."
"Most have languished for years in what Human Rights Watch described as inhuman, degrading, and life-threatening conditions, marked by chronic shortages of food and medicine as well as violence by women still loyal to the IS."
Xhetan Ndregjoni awaited news of his niece Eva, who escaped a Syrian camp after being kidnapped as a child. Her release marked a rare moment of joy amid the ongoing crisis in northern Syria. Thousands remain in al-Hawl camp, facing dire conditions and abandonment. The camp's collapse raises security concerns and has prompted calls for governments to repatriate citizens held without charge. Many foreign nationals, including women and children, have suffered inhumane conditions, leading to renewed urgency for action from their home countries.
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