A Belgian court's decision to overturn a ruling forcing it to repatriate tw...
BRUSSELS - A Belgian court’s decision to overturn a ruling forcing it to repatriate two Belgian women convicted of being Islamic State militants and their six children from Syria has left their family devastated.
When a judge ordered the state in December to do everything possible not only to bring the children back but also their mothers, she had begun to prepare for their homecoming. “The girls are devastated, too,” Fatiha, who has a different last name from her daughter but asked for it not to be used for the safety of her grandchildren, told Reuters, choking on tears over the phone on Thursday.
Despite winning on Wednesday, Justice Minister Koen Geens said Belgium was still ready to bring back the minors, adding that their mothers had previously said they would stay behind if the children could return. School friends turned step-sisters, Wielandt converted to Islam to marry Abouallal’s brother Noureddine when they were still teens.
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