"The al-Hol camp population is reported to have dropped by thousands after the SDF's chaotic handover to the Syrian government. The number of residents at one of Syria's most notorious camps has dropped rapidly, going from about 24,000 earlier this year to the low thousands at most, humanitarian, diplomatic and local sources from the country's northeast have told Al Jazeera. The al-Hol camp, near the Syria-Iraq border, had held mostly internally displaced Syrians and approximately 6,000 third-country nationals with links to ISIL (ISIS)."
"Details and accounts about how families and individuals exited the camp, which at its peak in 2019 held about 73,000 families, are contradictory. What is clear, according to sources on the ground, is that most Syrian nationals left al-Hol for their home towns, while many of the foreigners have travelled west to the government strongholds of Idlib or Aleppo governorates. The uncertainty and lack of information have left analysts, diplomats and humanitarian workers with security and human rights concerns."
Al-Hol camp near the Syria-Iraq border saw its population fall from about 24,000 earlier this year to the low thousands after a government offensive in January forced the SDF to withdraw. The camp previously held mostly internally displaced Syrians and about 6,000 third-country nationals linked to ISIL, with a highly securitised section containing roughly 6,200 non-Syrian nationals, over 95 percent women and children. Most Syrian residents returned to home towns, while many foreigners moved west toward Idlib or Aleppo governorates. The sudden shifts have created uncertainty and raised security and human-rights concerns.
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