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| al Hol camp: Kurds arrest 7 ISIS turbans, Kyrgyzstan repatriates another 22 nationals |
| 2024-08-03 |
| Rojava forces arrest 7 ISIS suspects in al-Hol camp 01-08-2024 [Rudaw] The internal security forces (Asayish) of northeast Syria (Rojava) on Thursday announced the arrest of seven suspected Islamic State (ISIS) members accused of planning terrorist operations in the notorious al-Hol camp. Al-Hol camp in Hasakah province houses more than 40,000 people with suspected links to ISIS, most of them women and children. This number includes 21,633 Syrians and 17,022 Iraqis, according to the latest figures from the United States-led global coalition against ISIS. About another 2,000 come from other countries around the globe. Rojava authorities have made an effort to reduce the camp's population. On Sunday, 82 families, consisting of 346 people, left the camp heading for eastern Deir ez-Zor province, according to the UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. Kyrgyzstan repatriates another 22 nationals from Rojava camp 19-07-2024 [Rudaw] Kyrgyzstan’s foreign ministry announced in a statement on Friday that it had “safely” returned 22 people from the notorious al-Hol camp with the help of the United States and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF). “The Kyrgyz Republic’s repatriation of 22 women and children from the al-Hol and Roj displaced persons camps in northeast Syria is the second such return of its nationals this year and the sixth repatriation overall since February 2023. We applaud the Kyrgyz Republic for its continued, exemplary action on repatriations, the only durable solution to the humanitarian and security challenges in northeast Syria,” said US State Department spokesperson Mathew Miller. “In total, the Kyrgyz Republic has repatriated 454 of its nationals since early 2023, all in U.S. assisted operations, including 121 nationals this year, a substantial portion of the nearly 228 non-Syrian or Iraqi third country nationals returned to their countries of origin so far in 2024,” he added. Miller also said that nearly 27,000 individuals from over 60 countries outside of Syria remain in Rojava’s al-Hol and Roj camps - “most of whom are children under the age of 12 who deserve a chance at life outside of the dire conditions of these camps.” Al-Hol camp is located in Hasaka province. Including Syrians, over 40,000 ISIS-linked people are kept in al-Hol, while thousands of others are held in Roj camp. |
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