The United States and its allies are mulling along with the Kurdish administration in northeast Syria to set up a special international tribunal in the country to try detained ISIS members. The future of the thousands of ISIS militants remains uncertain as many of their home countries, mainly Germany, Britain, France and Denmark, refuse to repatriate them. Abdulkarim Omar, joint head of foreign relations in the Kurdish-led area of northeastern Syria, said that the administration has repeatedly asked the countries of militants held by the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces to repatriate them and put them to trial. Despite Washingtons continued demands, most European countries are hesitant in taking such action. This has compelled senior US officials to hold intense negotiations with the Kurdish administration on the possibility of forming an international tribunal and establishing prisons for the detainees from ISIS, he said. “We look forward for the international community’s coordination and cooperation with the (Kurdish) self-administration to establish the court,” Omar told Asharq Al-Awsat. He said that the fate of ISIS militants is among the main challenges facing his administration. Around 1,000 fighters hailing from 50 different countries are among 6,000 militants detained by the SDF. The rest are Syrians and Iraqis, he said. Camps east of the Euphrates river are hosing around 12,000 women and children hailing from different countries, Omar told Asharq Al-Awsat. According to him, children less than 10 years of age, who had been recruited by ISIS, are among the detainees. “They will become future militants unless their governments repatriate them and rehabilitate them.” He expressed regret that the SDF’s “partners in Europe have shied away from their responsibilities.” “Hadn’t we fought hard to defeat ISIS, many terrorist attacks could have taken place in most European countries,” Omar said. There have been only a few cases of repatriation, he said. Giving the example of the French government’s move to take back five orphaned children of French militants from camps in northeast Syria. He also cited a few other cases of repatriation of children. But Omar denied that the self-administration had struck a deal with the Iraqi government to hand over to Baghdad ISIS detainees and their families. He clarified that those returning to Iraq don’t have any ISIS links. “We haven’t handed over to the Iraqi authorities any militant,” he added.