"Mass escape from al-Hol camp? Claim: A video allegedly showing a large escape of ISaffiliated detainees from al-Hol camp is circulating widely on multiple platforms in Arabicand English. The captions commonly claim: "Major prison revolt at al-Hol camp ISIS families are currently trying to escape." DW Fact check: False The video is old and does not show recent events. Al-Hol is a notorious camp where the SDF has held thousands of relatives of suspected IS militants."
"One of the central concerns circulating online is the fear that IS militants could re-emerge as the camp changes hands. An X post depicts an out-of-date video of people attempting to escape al-Hol camp, though it is not recent footage as suggested.Image: X But a reverse image search shows this footage was circulating as early as September 2025, when the X account Rojava News published a longer version, including a Kurdish TV Channel 8 reporter visible onscene in the extended footage."
Syria has undergone a dramatic transformation after Islamist-led rebels ousted Bashar Assad and the new leadership under President Ahmed al-Sharaa is consolidating control over northern regions long administered by the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF). The SDF faces pressure to hand over critical sites including al-Hol camp, where thousands of relatives of Islamic State fighters have been detained. Social media has been flooded with misleading or fabricated videos purporting to show current events at al-Hol. Several widely shared clips claiming a large escape from al-Hol are old or misrepresented. Reverse image searches show some footage circulated as early as September 2025, and authorities reported thwarting an attempted escape.
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