Asayish arrest 48 ISIS, remove dozens of tents in Syria’s Hawl Camp
QAMISHLI, Syria (North Press) – Internal Security Forces of North and East Syria (Asayish) said on Sunday that they arrested 48 members of sleeper cells of Islamic State (ISIS) and removed 54 tents at Hawl Camp east of Hasakah, northeast Syria.
On August 25, the Asayish announced launching the second phase of Operation “Humanity and Security” in Hawl Camp to pursue ISIS sleeper cells of.
The first phase was launched in 2021 in response to calls of community and tribal leaders in Hawl countryside to reduce crimes at the camp.
In a statement, the Asayish indicated that those who were arrested are in the list of serious wanted men where they will be subject to investigations.
The Asayish also removed tents which were used by the ISIS sleeper cells to “spread the organization’s ideology.”
They discovered that there were Sharia courts inside the camp to impose penalties on those who do not follow its thoughts or cooperate with it.”
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.