The father's confession to the drowning boy in Syria, weeks ago, his young son, 1 / 1 / 1

Smajli doesn't even know how Deuce died today and where his body is. As he confesss, his tears flow to his cheek. And I understand why he's gone to Syria. Who gave him money to get there? We barely make it for bread”, Smajli says in a story about “NOS”, part of the Dutch public broadcaster system.

What Smajli had also known is that he had a nephew who was born on potassiums. His mother is a Kosovo woman who had married his son after arriving in Syria in 2016.

The boy, now a year and a half, returned to Kosovo with his mother on 20 April this year. They returned with an American military plane that flew directly from Syria to Pristina to bring a total of 110 Kosovo citizens to their homeland.

The operation was secretly prepared by the Kosovo government. 32 women, 74 children and four men's warriors emerged from the plane. The men were immediately arrested. Women and children were taken to buses to a closed location.

Local media reported early on their arrival, and immediately world news was made. No country earlier had brought its own citizens home in such large numbers.

Jelal Smajil saw his grandson for the first time in a few days. The meeting was confusing and emotional, he says. He's fine, after the circumstances. He's healthy, he's like my son. I'll do anything I can to get you back to the bottom.

Whatever they've done, they're citizens of Kosovo, and we have nothing else to do but bring them home”, says Mensur Hoti of the Interior Ministry, who had led the team responsible for repatriation.

“have damaged the country's reputation when they traveled to Syria, but they remain responsible for our”.

Coordinating their return, Kosovo is preventing them from returning home, he says. Because otherwise we would have a problem. Now they're under surveillance. We know where they are, what they do, and how they behave”

Concerns Among the People

Kosovo has severe penalties for returnees. The maximum sentence for participation in terrorist organisations is 15 years in prison. Earlier, dozens of former fighters, who returned on their own, were convicted, broadcast Koha.net.

Among the population have understanding of getting people back from I SIS, but there are also security concerns, as well as other countries. The “is understandable”, says Skender Petesi from the Kosovar Centre for Security Studies.

We all know what I is. The SIS and what these people did there. But the dangerous thing is if we don't bring them back. If we react properly, we can prevent the growth of a new generation of ISIS people. Deinformation and reintegration are very important”.

Time - taking Process

32 wives and 74 returning children were allowed to go home to their families. Women are under house arrest and are not allowed to communicate with the media. Research into their role and actions at Califat should indicate whether they will be punished or what sentences they will receive.

The ministers of religion are accustomed to eloquating women. Sanije Mehmeti one of them. I try to explain Islam as well as possible to these women”, she says from her mosque to Lipjan. Because whoever understands our faith will not commit such crimes”. It means a lot to him. It's terrible that someone kills people in the name of my faith. It's very painful for us”.

For Mehmet, the fact that the Muslim community is dealing with the doorwork is of great importance. We need to be vigilant, alert, and work within our community to make sure that young people don't go the wrong way”.

Serbian journalist Mixhiaj has investigated the issue of radicalising Kosovars for years. She monitored their behavior in social media and interviewed ISIS women over the phone while they were still on potassium. She talked to a number of women back from I SIS in Kosovo, and says it is not very optimistic.

With the women I talked to, they still believe in the Islamic State. They believe the I war SIS was right. At the same time, they say they are not terrorists, but victims”, Haxhiaj says.

She shows a photo posted on Facebook by the brother of a returning woman. In the picture is one of her children with the inscription, <x0). “This shows how radicalized” is, Haxhiaj says. And this will take a lot of time and energy to change them. The Kosovo government should deal with this issue very carefully”.

According to the Kosovo government, there are about 100 other people in Syria, of whom about 30 are estimated soldiers and others are women and children.