4 countries call on world to solve ISIS detainees issue in NE Syria
QAMISHLI, Syria (North Press) – On the 13th anniversary of the Syrian conflict, the US, the UK, France and Germany on Friday called on the international community to solve the problem of the residents of Hawl and Roj camps in Northeast Syria.
The four countries called on the international community to join together to support “durable solutions” for their citizens at Hawl and Roj camp, and for the issue of ISIS detainees in prisons.
This came in a statement released by the four countries on the 13th anniversary of the Syrian conflict. The statement read, “Northeast Syria has witnessed further escalation in violence. This includes attacks by Daesh, whose past atrocities must not be forgotten.”
In the statement, they said after 13 years, the conflict in Syria did not come to an end and the suffering of the Syrians has continued, adding that the “Assad regime” met the peaceful protests with a campaign of oppression and atrocities that continues to this day.
“Since March 2011, the Syria conflict has led to the deaths of more than 500,000 people, and the forced displacement of more than half of the Syrian population,” the statement said.
The statement noted to the bombardment of the Syrian government forces on the opposition-held areas in northwest Syria, calling for an immediate end to the strikes.
In 2024, the number of Syrians in need of humanitarian assistance across Syria has reached 16.7 million, according to the statement.
The four countries expressed concern about the trade of captagon that “the Assad regime, with the support of Iran-aligned militia groups and other actors, generates vast profits to fund its oppression of the Syrian people.” They also called on the Syrian government to curb captagon trafficking.
At the end of the statement, the US, the UK, France and Germany reiterated their rejection of any kind of normalization with the Syrian government and any kind of funding of reconstruction. They also insisted on lifting no sanctions “until there is authentic, meaningful and enduring progress towards a political solution.”