led SDF pulls out of camp for IS families during clashes in Syria
BBC • • nation
Key Points:
- The Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) withdrew from al-Hol camp, which houses thousands with alleged IS links, citing international indifference amid ongoing clashes with the Syrian government despite a ceasefire.
- The Syrian interior ministry condemned the SDF's withdrawal, stating it occurred without coordination with the government or the US-led coalition, and reported that 120 detainees escaped from the SDF-run Shaddadi prison during recent fighting.
- The SDF claimed government forces freed 1,500 detainees after taking control of Shaddadi prison and reported shelling and water supply loss at al-Aqtan prison near Raqqa.
- A recent agreement transferred control of the Kurdish-run autonomous region, including prisons and camps, to
