![TOPSHOT - Men, allegedly affiliated with the Islamic State (IS) group, sit on the floor in a prison in the northeastern Syrian city of Hasakeh on October 26, 2019. Kurdish sources say around 12,000 IS fighters including Syrians, Iraqis as well as foreigners from 54 countries are being held in Kurdish-run prisons in northern Syria. / AFP / FADEL SENNA](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/LCLT3ETZGPNCS2GFKVAO47FPAU.jpg?smart=true&auth=cb419d063899929d5a07eef1887a1c69866416475de4519c399ec418919341bc&width=400&height=225)
Men, allegedly affiliated with the ISIS, sit on the floor in a Kurdish prison in the north-east Syrian. AFP
Men, allegedly affiliated with the ISIS, sit on the floor in a Kurdish prison in the north-east Syrian. AFP
The West needs to find a way to absorb ISIS foreign fighters – for their own sake
European and American nations should not expect them to languish in prisons across Iraq and Syria indefinitely