Three French women who escaped from a suspected jihadist camp in northern Syria say they want to return home.
They want to face legal action of any kind for alleged ties to the Islamic State.
The French women, interviewed in the Syrian town of Suluk, which is controlled by Turkish-backed forces, said they fled during the chaos of last month's Turkish operation in Syria and surrendered to Turkish forces in the hope of returning home.
They say they are ready to return to France for their children, adding that conditions in the Ain Isa camp, which is controlled by the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces, were very difficult.
"We want to return for the sake of our country so that they can continue with their lives. I have been here for five years and I want to return, to make up for lost time," said one of them.
Another French woman points out that she wants to return to her homeland as soon as possible and that it is not a problem whatever the French courts decide.
Describing what it was like in the camp, she states that the children often got sick and that there was not enough food.
Reuters notes that the French women did not want to be identified, nor did they provide details about their lives before their detention.
The three are believed to have been among the wives and children of former Islamic State fighters killed or captured after the jihadist group was driven from its strongholds in Iraq and Syria.
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