Danish freelance journalist Thea Pedersen told Newsweek she was the first journalist to access the heavily-restricted site since the Turkish-led operation and described the atmosphere as 'tense.'
The war in Syria has disrupted life on nearly every level and millions have left their homes, scores of them forced to stay in crowded, makeshift camps—among the most notorious of which is Al-Hol.
Located in northeastern Hasakah province, Al-Hol was among the many towns seized by the Islamic State militant group during its cross-border rise in 2014, and among the first taken by the Syrian Democratic Forces, a mostly Kurdish militia backed by the United States, the following year.
With an attack from Turkey-backed rebels on these same Kurdish fighters now threatening to destabilize the area, many have expressed concern not only about the well-being of the Al-Hol camp's inhabitants, but also regarding a potential ISIS resurgence fueled by angry, alienated residents of the sprawling city of tents. The site hasfor local forces amid threats that the frontlines with Turkey and its allies could grow near.
Pedersen cited one local administrator as saying"It's out of control here, the only thing we can do is keep the prisoners inside these gates, but what's happening inside, we have no control." In an area of approximately only 1,5 square miles more than 70,000 people cramped together in estimated 13,000 tents are held behind a sparse fence constituting the remains of the once-was Islamic State Caliphate. Due to the Turkish invasion camp security has been reduced by two thirds.In al-Hol Camps special"annex" for foreign women, the detainees are upholding the religious rule of radical Islam. “They burn down tents and don’t care if people or children are still inside.
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