Iraq repatriates 625 people from Syria camp

Nearly 160 Iraqi families have been repatriated from Syria's Al-Hol camp, home to tens of thousands of people including family members of suspected jihadists, an Iraqi government spokesman said Sunday. Repatriation of family members of suspected IS members has stirred controversy in Iraq, where the jihadist group had seized large swathes of land before being defeated in late 2017.