Asayish find 4 ISIS trenches inside NE Syria’s Hawl Camp
QAMISHLI, Syria (North Press) – On Friday, the Internal Security Forces of North and East Syria (Asayish) found four trenches inside Hawl Camp in the east of Hasakah, northeastern Syria.
The trenches were found inside the first sector of the camp, the Asayish said.
On its official Facebook account, the Asayish added that the trenches were used by the sleeper cells of the Islamic State (ISIS) for hiding.
On Thursday, the Asayish announced launching the second phase of the Operation “Humanity and Security” at Hawl Camp to pursue ISIS sleeper cells.
The first phase started in 2021 in response to calls of community and tribal leaders in Hawl countryside to reduce crimes at the camp.
Hawl Camp, 45 km east of the city of Hasakah, is a house for 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.
The camp witnesses murders with different methods, most notably firearms. The management of the camp fears that the latest Turkish threats of invading areas in northern Syria would pave the way for ISIS to reorganize its ranks; North Press cited a statement by the management as saying.