ISIS families flee Hawl Camp in Syria’s Hasakah
HASAKAH, Syria (North Press) – A number of families residing in Hawl Camp, east of Hasakah Governorate in northeastern Syria, fled on Monday, taking advantage of thick fog.
Most of the camp residents are the women and children of the Islamic State’s (ISIS) militants.
A military source told North Press, “Early in the morning, a number of Iraqi families took advantage of thick fog to flee the camp.”
The source pointed out that the security forces found a number of tents empty in the morning.
The Hawl Camp, some 45 km distance to the east of Hasakah city, is home to 56.561 people with Iraqi refugees making the vast majority of the camp residents. It also houses thousands of Syrian IDPs, mostly from areas in west of the Euphrates which are now under the control of the Syrian government forces and pro-Iran militias. In addition, the camp includes ISIS families of foreign nationalities.
However, the source did not mention the number of the fugitives.
“The fugitives fled the camp, taking advantage of the [bad] security conditions that resulted from Turkish attacks on the area.”
On November 20 and the week that followed, Turkish forces launched heavy ground and air bombardment against many areas in northern Syria, severely damaging infrastructures, and causing civilian and military casualties.
Another source told North Press that the camp is witnessing a security alert after the Iraqi families’ breakout.