7 Nov 2019
Albanian boy freed from IS camp on way home to Italy
Author: admintech | Filed under: WorldAn Albanian boy who was taken to Syria by his mother when she joined the Islamic State group has been freed from a crowded detention camp in northeastern Syria and is on track to return home with his father in Italy, Red Cross and Red Crescent officials said Thursday. The story of 11-year-old Alvin, who found himself with no family at the al-Hol camp after his mother died amid fighting in northeast Syria, has captivated public attention in Italy after a glitzy TV news show reported on his father’s agonized efforts to bring him home. The evacuation also comes amid the shifting strategic landscape in Syria’s northeast.