International courts, Guantanamo, citizenship-stripping? As US-backed forces push into ISIS' last holdout in Syria, Western countries confront the problem of what to do with citizens who joined the militant group:
The final battle to end ISIS's caliphate is now underway as US-backed forces push into the group's last stronghold in Syria.
But the predicted victory may be short-lived for Western countries, which will be forced to confront the problem of what to do with their citizens who went to Syria or Iraq to join the militant group.Hundreds of Western ISIS fighters are being held in refugee or detention camps by the Syrian Democratic Forces in northern Syria. Many others may still be ensconced in ISIS's last bastion -- which is shrinking by the hour -- in the town of Baghouz Al-Fawqani.
Amal Clooney on the global threat of ISIS 01:09Others, like the Commission for International Justice and Accountability , a Europe-based non-profit focused on conducting criminal investigations during armed conflict, have been pushing for the establishment of a specialized ISIS tribunal in northern Iraq.
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