Asayish thwart escape attempt in Syria’s Hawl Camp
HASAKAH, Syria (North Press) – The Internal Security Forces of North and East (Asayish) thwarted on Tuesday an escape attempt by a child from the Hawl Camp in northeast Syria.
North Press correspondent cited a security source as saying that a 16-year-old child, whose mother is of Tajik origin, attempted to flee from the camp through a secret hideout prepared in one of the cars entering the camp. However, the Asayish thwarted the attempt.
On Tuesday, the Hawl Camp witnessed a security tension following a protest by the families of the Islamic State (ISIS) militants. A source from the camp told North Press that the protest was organized by the wives of ISIS militants where they demanded the release of their husbands who are detained in prisons in areas held by the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria (AANES).
Hawl Camp, located in the southeast of the city of Hasakah, houses 55,000 individuals, including 8,803 of foreign nationalities, according to the latest statistics obtained by North Press.
The camp experiences ongoing escape attempts by the ISIS detainees’ wives in coincidence with the Turkish escalation in northern Syria, according to a previous statement by an administrator in the camp.
On multiple occasions, the AANES called on foreign countries to repatriate their nationals from the camp.
However, the security source did not provide any additional information about the affiliation of the car and the escape plan for “security reasons”.