AANES to release new batch of Syrians from Hawl Camp
HASAKAH, Syria (North Press) – The administration of Hawl Camp, in eastern Hasakah, northeast Syria, is preparing to evacuate a new batch of Syrians who wish to be released in the coming days.
A source from the camp administration, affiliated with the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria (AANES), told North Press, “Preparations are underway to evacuate 60 families, with a total of 217 people, from Hawl camp and return them to their home in Manbij.”
Unless an emergency hinders the process, the source added, they are scheduled to be returned on May 29.
The number is subject to change if some families refuse to leave, he added.
The AANES Executive Council, through the mediation of tribal leaders, issued a decision in October 2020 stipulating the evacuation of all displaced Syrians who wish to leave the camp and return to their areas.
However, all operations to return Hawl’s Syrians were halted in November 2022 following the attack on al-Sinaa Prison, in Hasakah city, by operatives of the Islamic State (ISIS).
The prison break sparked a 10-day battle between the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), backed by the US-led Coalition, and ISIS militants, and ended with the SDF reclaiming control over the prison.