Kazakhstan repatriates 231 citizens, mostly children, from war-torn Syria

Nur-Sultan, May 10 (EFE).- Kazakhstan on Friday announced the return from Syria of 156 children, including several orphans, and dozens of Kazakh adults who had travelled to the war-torn Arab nation to support the Islamic State.
President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev said 231 Kazakh citizens were "evacuated" from Syria on Tuesday and Thursday as part of the country's ongoing "Zhusan humanitarian operation."
 
VIDEO COURTESY OF THE KAZAKH GOVERNMENT AND ERLAN KARIN.
 
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