Families of Islamic State fighters surrender at a village in Deir-ez-Zor province. Photo: Reuters
As 20 Malaysians remain in Syria’s crumbling Islamic State caliphate, others are seeking to return home
- Among them is Lidia, 29, a former laboratory technician with two young children
- She is now among 13 Malaysians that Kuala Lumpur is trying to repatriate at a time when other countries are wary of accepting Syrian returnees
Families of Islamic State fighters surrender at a village in Deir-ez-Zor province. Photo: Reuters