In March 2019, Morocco repatriated eight of its nationals who had fought for ISIS in Syria. Since then, several families have urged the Moroccan authorities to repatriate of women and their children stuck in the region.
Moroccan students living in Wuhan want to be repatriated to Morocco as the deadly coronavirus is spreading across China. Struggling to survive, most of these nationals are living off limited resources.
While ISIS is losing ground in Syria, several Moroccan families had fled the areas controlled by the terrorist organization, reported AFP. The latter pointed at the struggle of North African nationals in ISIS and their difficult repatriation.