Upon their return, Iraqi authorities typically hold these families in Al-Amal for several weeks or even months. PIC/ AFP
During this time, they undergo what officials refer to as “psychological rehabilitation” as well as extensive security screenings
Meanwhile, clashes between local militias and clans in Syria's Sweida province have killed more than 30 people and injured nearly 100, and government forces were being sent to the area to restore order, authorities said
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported at least 37 people killed, including two children, in the clashes between armed groups from the Druze religious minority and Sunni Bedouin clans around the province
The UK-based war monitor reported that military convoys were sent to the area to reinforce security checkpoints
The observatory said the clashes had started after a series of kidnappings between both groups, which began when members of a Bedouin tribe in the area set up a checkpoint where they attacked and robbed a young Druze man
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