Asayish arrest 14 members of ISIS in Syria’s Hawl Camp
QAMISHLI, Syria (North Press) – Internal Security Forces of North and east Syria (Asayish) arrested on Friday 14 members of the Islamic State Organization (ISIS) in Hawl Camp, northeast Syria.
The official Facebook account of the Asayish posted that their forces arrested 14 members of ISIS sleeper cells in the eighth day of the “Humanity and Security” operation.
The Asayish added that they found grenades, IEDs, ammunition and explosives hidden 100 meter away from the camp.
Also, 14 tents were removed during combing campaigns, according to the Asayish.
On August 25, the Asayish announced launching the second phase of Operation “Humanity and Security” in Hawl Camp to pursue the ISIS sleeper cells.
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.
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.