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The report comes after other reports have claimed that some 15,000 people left another large camp called Al-Hol. These are some of the 50,000 families of ISIS fighters who surrendered back in 2019.

Concerns are mounting for the safety of women and children held in prison camps for detainees suspected of links to the Islamic State group (IS), as Kurdish authorities cede control of the camps to ...

Women detained in Syria's Roj camp say violence, intimidation and degrading treatment have intensified since the start of 2026, according to a recent report that raises fresh concerns over the fate of ...

We stepped out of the bitter cold, through a plastic flap that passed for a door into darkness. It was warmer inside the tent, but hard to see anything with only a bit of outside light sneaking ...

The Roj camp in Syria may be shut down in the coming days or weeks, according to an official in eastern Syria. Rudaw, a Kurdish media outlet, reported on Sunday that “Roj camp, which houses families ...