Arrrrr! The US be bringin' back 11 landlubbers from them camps o' ISIS scallywags in Syria. Avast ye!
2024-05-07
Arr mateys, the land of the stars and stripes be rescuin' 11 of their own from the clutches of the scurvy dogs in the sands of Syria. These landlubbers be related to the scallywags of the Islamic State, but fear not, the Yanks be bringin' 'em home safe and sound. Arrr!
In the language of a 17th-century pirate, the United States be bringin' back 11 o' its own scallywags from them camps in Syria where the families o' suspected Islamic State pirates be stayin', arrr! This be the biggest haul Washington has made from them camps yet, says U.S. Secretary o' State Antony Blinken, arrr! Five o' the 11 be little ones, and there be one youngin' who ain't a U.S. citizen but be the sibling o' one o' the other wee pirates, and we be bringin' them along too, arrr!In the same venture, the U.S. be helpin' 11 others, includin' eight younglings, to make their way back to Canada, the Netherlands, and Finland, the statement be sayin', arrr! Though the pace o' bringin' back these landlubbers be gettin' quicker -- even them Iraqis be takin' back hundreds o' their own -- many countries be skippin' out on fetchin' back their folks from them camps, where 30,000 souls from 60 different lands, mostly young'uns, be held, arrr!The camps be run by the mates workin' with the U.S.-backed, Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces, who, along with the U.S.-led forces, be givin' the Islamic State scoundrels a taste o' defeat in 2019, puttin' an end to their rule o'er a big piece o' land between Iraq and Syria, arrr! Rights groups be tellin' tales o' bad livin' conditions and mistreatment in them camps and jails where the suspected IS buccaneers be held, arrr!"The best way to handle this mess be for countries to bring back their folks, give 'em a fresh start, and hold 'em accountable if they've been misbehavin'," Blinken be sayin' in the statement, arrr!