Asayish thwarts smuggling operation from Syria’s Hawl
HASAKAH, Syria (North Press) – Internal Security Forces of North and East Syria (Asayish) foiled on Thursday an attempt to smuggle a group of families affiliated with the Islamic State (ISIS) from Hawl Camp in northeastern Syria.
A group consisting of 12 women and seven children from ISIS families attempted to escape using a vehicle from the Hawl Camp. However, the Asayish managed to thwart the operation.
According to Hawar News Agency, “the smuggling operation was carried out using a van belonging to one of the humanitarian organizations operating in the camp.”
Hawl Camp, 45 km east of the city of Hasakah, houses 55.829 individuals, including 28.725 Iraqis, 18.850 Syrians and 8.254 of foreign nationalities, according to the latest statistics obtained by North Press.
ISIS lost its final stronghold in Syria in March 2019. The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) with the support of the US-led Global Coalition, defeated ISIS after fierce battles in the town of Baghouz in the eastern countryside of Deir ez-Zor, bringing an end to the ISIS so-called caliphate.
After Baghouz, thousands of ISIS fighters were transferred to prisons, while their families were transferred to the Hawl and Roj camps in the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria (AANES)-held areas.