"Syria's army, meanwhile, accused them of abandoning the site. "Our forces were compelled to withdraw from al-Hol camp and redeploy in the vicinity of cities in northern Syria that are facing increasing risks and threat," the SDF said in a statement. The Kurdish-led force accused the international community of "indifference" toward the guarding of IS prisoners and their relatives. Although the camp is not officially a prison, it is often referred to as such by its roughly 24,000 inhabitants,"
"The Interior Ministry said it was taking "all necessary measures in coordination and cooperation with the international coalition to maintain security and stability" after the SDF pullout. The withdrawal from the al-Hol camp came just a day after SDF forces also had to leave a fully fledged Islamic State prison, al-Aqtan prison in al-Shaddadah, holding scores if not hundreds of inmates. Images from the al-Aqtan prison showed signs of multiple detainees escaping amid the chaos"
SDF forces pulled out of al-Hol camp to redeploy to northern Syrian cities facing increased risks and threats. The SDF accused the international community of indifference and failure to assume responsibility for guarding IS prisoners and their relatives. Al-Hol houses roughly 24,000 inhabitants who are for the most part not permitted to leave. Syrian state media accused the SDF of abandoning the camp and the Interior Ministry said it would coordinate with the international coalition to maintain security. The withdrawal followed an earlier SDF exit from al-Aqtan prison, where inmates were seen escaping amid chaos.
Read at www.dw.com
Unable to calculate read time
Collection
[
|
...
]