120 Syrian families leave al-Hol Camp

In implementation of the decision issued on October 10^th, by the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria, that gives permission to Syrian IDP families willing to leave al-Hol Camp, to the east of the city of al-Hasaka, the management of the camp has taken all necessary measures for the fifth batch to leave the camp.

The decision by the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria was issued after a meeting on October 5^th, 2020 with Syria's Democratic Council, Social Affairs and Work Body and Internal Affairs Body.

On today, 120 Syrian families, made up of 515 people, mostly women and children from Deir-ez-Zore and it's countryside,  packed their luggage's in one of the camp's squares close to the main entrance, in preparation to leave.   

Fadel al-Awed, from Suse of Deir-ez-Zor, with his 10- membered family, awaits to get off the car that would take them to their district.  

Al-awed thanked management of the camp and the officials responsible for the exiting operation, saying that his relative in Suse are waiting to welcome the family after years of absence.

Those willing to leave were enlisted in the offices set up specifically after decision 146 by Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria was passed, after the first batch of Syrian IDPs from Raqaa and Tabq left.  

Um Mohamed, at fifties, is not so different from Fadel and his family except for that her four children and relatives are boarding their luggage onto a medium car, that would take them to their destination in rural Deir-ez-Zor. 

Syrian families at al-Hol Camp are divided into two categories, those willing to leave, and those want to remain, due to their fears to return to areas controlled by Syrian Government Forces doe to security reasons, in addition to their demolished homes and lacking job chances.   

Medium cars left the camp boarding more than 500 people from Deir –ez-Zor and countryside, escorted by vehicles of the Internal Security Forces. 

According to latest statistics, the al-Hol Camp has 17530 families,  made up of 63800 people, of which 6563 are Syrian, made up of 23959 people.

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