security campaign in al-Hol Camp provides relief among displaced individuals
Displaced women in al-Hol Camp appreciated relief after the launch of the security operation within the camp to track down ISIS mercenary cells. They said such campaigns reduce the activities of women with extremist ideologies, prevent killings, and inhibit the spread of extremism.
The wide security campaign launched by the Internal Security Forces General Command in the East and North of Syria region, begun on April 18, extends inside al-Hol Camp, east of al-Hasakah. The campaign is founded upon an intelligence report indicating the presence of active and latent ISIS mercenary cells inside and outside the camp.
The operation, conducted by the Internal Security Forces in coordination with the Women's Protection Units (YPJ) and backed by the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), is intended to dismantle the organizational structure of ISIS mercenaries inside the camp and to stop murders and incitement to extremism, which have sharply increased in recent times.
Testimonies from Inside the Camp
To this end, Afaf Khair al-Ali, a displaced woman from Deir ez-Zor who has lived years within the camp, says security campaigns have pros and cons. She goes on to say, "On the one hand, we are suffering from the long lines outside the tents during medical check-ups, especially with children and the elderly. But on the other hand, these campaigns have helped raise security in the camp, after killings and extremist ideology used to terrorize us."
Afaf explained that they feared extremist women, who used to assault or threaten them if they didn't have the ideology of ISIS mercenaries, and noted that they have lost that fear following the latest campaign.
She continued, "We used to sleep in fear, but now we feel at peace. and we hope to return to our homes in Deir ez-Zor soon."
Fatima Muhammad, a displaced woman from the village of Mahkan in Deir ez-Zor canton, stated that the security campaigns are needed but arrangements must be made better so that the patients and women will not tire queuing for inspections. She praised the efforts of the security forces.
Abeer Hussein, a displaced female from Raqqa, was afraid to go back to regions under the control of the Damascus regime and stated, "We fear returning without real guarantees. We don't want to fall into anyone's hands."
Abeer confirmed that the ongoing security campaigns have been able to keep the extremist women in the camp at bay, and she mentioned, "We were living with the threat of women who were believing in ISIS ideology, killing women or brainwashing children to be aggressors. These campaigns have significantly reduced their activities."
Demand for a Safe Return
Refugees in the al-Hol Camp have requested that their return to their locations be made easy with security and legal guarantees that they will not be persecuted, forcibly displaced, or subjected to reprisals by the forces controlling their areas of origin.
The current al-Hol campaign is the fifth to be carried out in the camp since 2021 as one of the steps taken by security forces to curb the spread of extremist ideology in the camp, which, according to the recent statistics, hosts some 35,323 people, divided into three broad categories. Syrians constitute the majority with a total of 15,805 people, followed by the Iraqis with 13,124, and foreigners of various nationalities with 6,385.
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security campaign in al-Hol Camp provides relief among displaced individuals
The wide security campaign launched by the Internal Security Forces General Command in the East and North of Syria region, begun on April 18, extends inside al-Hol Camp, east of al-Hasakah. The campaign is founded upon an intelligence report indicating the presence of active and latent ISIS mercenary cells inside and outside the camp.
The operation, conducted by the Internal Security Forces in coordination with the Women's Protection Units (YPJ) and backed by the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), is intended to dismantle the organizational structure of ISIS mercenaries inside the camp and to stop murders and incitement to extremism, which have sharply increased in recent times.
Testimonies from Inside the Camp
To this end, Afaf Khair al-Ali, a displaced woman from Deir ez-Zor who has lived years within the camp, says security campaigns have pros and cons. She goes on to say, "On the one hand, we are suffering from the long lines outside the tents during medical check-ups, especially with children and the elderly. But on the other hand, these campaigns have helped raise security in the camp, after killings and extremist ideology used to terrorize us."
Afaf explained that they feared extremist women, who used to assault or threaten them if they didn't have the ideology of ISIS mercenaries, and noted that they have lost that fear following the latest campaign.
She continued, "We used to sleep in fear, but now we feel at peace. and we hope to return to our homes in Deir ez-Zor soon."
Fatima Muhammad, a displaced woman from the village of Mahkan in Deir ez-Zor canton, stated that the security campaigns are needed but arrangements must be made better so that the patients and women will not tire queuing for inspections. She praised the efforts of the security forces.
Abeer Hussein, a displaced female from Raqqa, was afraid to go back to regions under the control of the Damascus regime and stated, "We fear returning without real guarantees. We don't want to fall into anyone's hands."
Abeer confirmed that the ongoing security campaigns have been able to keep the extremist women in the camp at bay, and she mentioned, "We were living with the threat of women who were believing in ISIS ideology, killing women or brainwashing children to be aggressors. These campaigns have significantly reduced their activities."
Demand for a Safe Return
Refugees in the al-Hol Camp have requested that their return to their locations be made easy with security and legal guarantees that they will not be persecuted, forcibly displaced, or subjected to reprisals by the forces controlling their areas of origin.
The current al-Hol campaign is the fifth to be carried out in the camp since 2021 as one of the steps taken by security forces to curb the spread of extremist ideology in the camp, which, according to the recent statistics, hosts some 35,323 people, divided into three broad categories. Syrians constitute the majority with a total of 15,805 people, followed by the Iraqis with 13,124, and foreigners of various nationalities with 6,385.
T/S
ANHA
