Syria in 2019

Lisa Smith, who is reported to be married to an ISIS member, was arrested on return from Syria on December 1. There is no evidence she did anything wrong.Turkey deported an American citizen of Jordanian descent suspected of being a member of ISIS which has paved the way for more deportations.
According to an intelligence report in October, despite the death of Islamic state leader Abu Bakr, isis militants were believed to have regrouped. Prior to this, news reports told of children of ISIS fighters being seperated from their families and brought over to the u.k. No more details known.
Following orders for a US withdrawal from Syria, troops are said to have arrived from other regions in order to guard Syria’s oil fields from the Syrian government.
A mass exodus from Syria is continuing, leading to suspicions as to the reason. According to official documentation, almost half the Syrian population are displaced. Around 5 million Syrians have left according to figures. An estimated six million internally displaced Syrians may be due to extensive damage to housing from various bombing campaigns.