US EditionSyrian government takes control of camp housing thousands linked to the Islamic State group
The Syrian government took control of Al-Hol camp housing about 24,000 people linked to ISIS after the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces withdrew, amid escalating regional security concerns.
- On January 21, 2026, Syrian government forces entered Al-Hol camp in Hasakeh province to assume control after the Syrian Democratic Forces withdrew the day before, with armored convoys guarding the entrance.
- A late May 2025 joint mechanism and international talks paved the way for the handover, as Tom Barrack, U.S. envoy to Syria, said the SDF's role `has largely expired`.
- The camp now holds some 24,000 people, primarily women and children linked to the Islamic State group, including about 15,000 Syrians, about 6,300 foreign nationals from 42 nationalities, and 6,500 in a secured section.
- Late Tuesday's four-day truce left northeast Syria relatively calm on Wednesday, while the Syrian government said it was ready to assume responsibility for Al-Hol and IS prisoners after SDF withdrawal and reported detainee releases.
- Amid longstanding humanitarian concerns, the takeover places Damascus at the center of a major aid and security challenge as the camp’s history includes a June 25, 2025 bombing that killed 25.
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For several days, the Syrian army led from Damascus has been gaining ground towards the north of the country, in areas previously controlled by Kurdish forces, including that of al-Hol camp, an open-air prison where tens of thousands of people are being held accused of being a member of the jihadist Islamic State group. Have any detainees been able to flee?
After the withdrawal of the Kurdish militias, ISIS supporters are said to have fled from camps and prisons. The transitional government in Damascus promises that the situation is under control. But doubt remains. By Moritz Behrendt
US forces transferring Daesh prisoners from Syria to Iraq: CENTCOM
The US military's Central Command (CENTCOM) says it has begun transferring Daesh prisoners from northeastern Syria to “secure” detention facilities in Iraq, allegedly to thwart the threat they pose to the region and the US.
The US Central Command announced on Wednesday the launch of an operation to transfer ISIS detainees from northeastern Syria to Iraq, explaining that it had successfully moved 150 detainees who were being held at a detention center in Hasakah province to a secure location inside Iraqi territory.
According to the U.S. military, a mission has begun to bring detained members of the terrorist militia ISIS from Syria to Iraq.
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