(Zaman Al Wasl)- A relative of Daesh family held by Turkish-backed rebels on Monday has recognised the wife of his brother-in-law who appeared in a video obtained by Zaman al-Wasl.
Altan Altuntas, a citizen from Dagestan, said 'Tetey Omarova’ who appears in the second 55, is the wife of his brother-in-law and a mother of two children, Abdulrahman, 5-year-old, and Abdullah 3-year-old.
Omarova and her husband left Dagestan to Syria in 2013, according to Zaman al-Wasl source.
Meanwhile, Omarova parents are seeking to save their grandsons, saying they have no guilt, Altuntas said.
Tens of Daesh fighters who fought in Syria were originally from the Russian Caucasus region.
The Syrian National Army on Monday held 13 Daesh families, mostly Russians, who were freed by Kurdish militias from Ain Issa camp in northeastern Syria. The video shows 11 Russian women and two Turkish women with their children.
Ten days ago, hundreds of relatives of foreign Daesh militants escaped from Ain Issa camp.
The Kurdish administration said that Turkish bombardment near the camp for the displaced led to nearly 800 relatives of Daesh members fleeing.
According to the Foregin Policy, there are at least 10,000 detained Islamic State fighters in several prisons across northeastern Syria, including roughly 2,000 foreign fighters. In addition, there are more than 100,000 Islamic State family members and other displaced persons in camps in the region, including 70,000 in al-Hol refugee camp.
Eight years of war in Syria have killed 560,000 people and driven half the pre-war population of 22 million from their homes, including more than 6 million as refugees to neighboring countries.
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