Asayish arrest 23 ISIS suspects in Syria’s Hawl Camp
QAMISHLI, Syria (North Press) – Media center of the Internal Security Forces of North and East Syria (Asayish) announced on Tuesday the outcome of the fifth day of “Humanity and Security” operation in Hawl Camp, 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.
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.
The operation aims to curb the dangers posed by ISIS in the camp after a surge in violence that led to 44 murders including women and children at the hands of the ISIS-linked militants since January 2022.
In a statement on its official account, the Asayish said that they removed 23 tents and seized a computer, eight mobile phones and a tab in the fifth day of the operation.
In addition, the Asayish arrested 23 suspects of belonging to ISIS, according to the statement.
Thus, during the first five days of the operation, 83 people were arrested and 93 tents, in which sharia law courses were given, children trained and laws passed, were removed.
Trenches that were used by the group’s militants as hideouts were also discovered in the camp, according to the statement.
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.