Rojava security arrest dozens of ISIS suspects amid al-Hol security operation
ERBIL, Kurdistan Region – Kurdish security forces in northeast Syria (Rojava) announced the arrest of an additional 23 suspects of the Islamic State (ISIS) group during an ongoing security operation in the infamous al-Hol camp to combat remnants of the terror group.
Internal security forces (Asayish) “managed to arrest 23 people suspected of belonging to ISIS, and investigations are continuing with them,” according to a statement from the force.
The recent arrests bring the total number of ISIS suspects arrested by the fifth day of the operation to 110.
Rojava security forces launched Operation Security and Humanity in cooperation with the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) and the global coalition on Thursday in an attempt to counter ISIS sleeper cells in al-Hol camp.
Asayish also managed to dismantle 23 tents used by the terror group as courts and places to spread their ideology.
The camp, located in Hasaka province, is infamously known as a breeding ground for ISIS. Kurdish and Iraqi authorities have described the sprawling facility as a “ticking time bomb,” saying the situation in the camp is “very dangerous” with ISIS sleeper cells active.
The SDF arrested droves of ISIS fighters and their families after overrunning ISIS’s last stronghold in Syria in 2019. Many of these people were taken to al-Hol, which is now home to around 56,000 people – mostly women and children of different nationalities.
Internal security forces (Asayish) “managed to arrest 23 people suspected of belonging to ISIS, and investigations are continuing with them,” according to a statement from the force.
The recent arrests bring the total number of ISIS suspects arrested by the fifth day of the operation to 110.
Rojava security forces launched Operation Security and Humanity in cooperation with the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) and the global coalition on Thursday in an attempt to counter ISIS sleeper cells in al-Hol camp.
Asayish also managed to dismantle 23 tents used by the terror group as courts and places to spread their ideology.
The camp, located in Hasaka province, is infamously known as a breeding ground for ISIS. Kurdish and Iraqi authorities have described the sprawling facility as a “ticking time bomb,” saying the situation in the camp is “very dangerous” with ISIS sleeper cells active.
The SDF arrested droves of ISIS fighters and their families after overrunning ISIS’s last stronghold in Syria in 2019. Many of these people were taken to al-Hol, which is now home to around 56,000 people – mostly women and children of different nationalities.