Information concerning ISIS terrorist smuggling activities being foiled at the Al-Hol camp in northern Syria over the past few days has led to calls for tighter control over the camp, which has turned into a ticking time bomb.
The dismantling of the deadly al-Hol camp in Syria, which houses ISIS families made up of Syrians, Iraqis, and foreigners, is the subject of an international agreement, according to Qassem al-Araji, the Iraqi national security adviser.
There is an international agreement on the al-Hol camp, in addition to the support of major countries for Iraq, according to what the Iraqi News Agency “INA” quoted about al-Araji, “in order to dismantle the camp, which includes more than 60,000 people, between Iraqis, Syrians, and 50 other countries.”
In the Syrian al-Hol camp, there are 25,000 Iraqis, including 20,000 children and adolescents under the age of 18.
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He continued, pointing out that “Iraq is ready to transfer its nationals, receive them, and include them in the community integration programme, but it needs international support to accommodate this large number.” He said that “Iraq has demanded that many countries withdraw their nationals and hold them accountable according to the laws of each country.”
He emphasised that “Although their repatriation is within the existing 5-year plan, we want to move the matter along quickly to put an end to the agony.
Nine sectors make up the camp, which is home to over 60,000 individuals. Of them, over 25,000—roughly half—are Iraqis, while 18,863—including young adults, adults with children, and adults with children—are Syrians. The remaining 8,500 individuals are foreigners.
Security analysts said that the al-Hol camp is a ticking time bomb that might explode and shatter at any moment, especially in light of the security lapses, “ISIS’s” skill in carrying out escape operations, and its ability to communicate with cells and elements outside the camp.
According to Ibrahim Sheikho, the designated spokesman for the Syrian Human Rights Organization in Afrin, the camp is home to thousands of families of ISIS terrorists, with 80% of its inhabitants being women and children.
Numerous Iraqis from families thought to have ties to ISIS have departed the al-Hol camp in recent months.
They are frequently relocated by the Iraqi government to the Al-Jada camp in Mosul’s south, where some of them are later sent back.
It has participants from more than 60 nations, numbering over 60,000. An international pact to destroy the camp at al-Hol
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