Turkish attacks on al-Hol security allow ISIS affiliates to flee

Turkish attacks on al-Hol security allow ISIS affiliates to flee

  • Date: November 25, 2022
  • Categories:Rights
Οι τουρκικές επιθέσεις σε Κουρδικές δομές της ΒΑ Συρίας επέτρεψαν σε μέλη του ISIS να δραπετεύσουν

Turkish attacks on al-Hol security allow ISIS affiliates to flee

ISIS mercenaries have fled from the al-Hol camp in north and east Syria as a result of Turkish attacks on the region, Hawar News reported.

The Turkish Air Force bombed the vicinity of al-Hol where around 53,000 people are interned in the camp with links to the so-called Islamic State (ISIS).

Farhad Shami, the press spokesperson for the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) announced on his Twitter account that Turkish warplanes targeted internal security forces that are responsible for protecting al-Hol camp.

Farhad Shami also said that the internal security forces had arrested 6 members of ISIS families, including 3 women, who escaped from the al-Hol camp following a Turkish attack on the camp security forces.

On 22 November, Turkey also bombed an international anti-IS coalition base in the town of Heseke, allowing prisoners to escape.

According to the SDF, as of the 23 November, Turkey had carried out a total of 47 attacks with fighter jets, 20 attacks with drones, and 3,761 attacks with howitzers, artillery, and other weapons throughout the area of northern and eastern Syria.

Earlier in September, the Kurdish Internal Security Forces (Asayish) in North and East Syria, launched a three-week operation against Islamic State (ISIS) cells in al-Hol camp near Hasakah city and the forces had arrested 226 people including 36 women over terrorism related charges.

The US Central Command had announced the arrest of “dozens of ISIS operatives” in a special operation against ISIS sleeper cells in al-Hol displaced persons camp, and the dissolution of a major facilitation network for the jihadist group in a statement.