Kurdish sources and an NGO said Turkey bombed Kurdish forces controlling the Al-Hol detention camp in northeastern Syria on Wednesday (23), where more than 50,000 people are being held, including relatives of ISIS members. .
“Turkish aviation carried out five bomb attacks against Kurdish internal security forces (Assayesh) inside the camp,” Farhad Chami, spokesman for the Kurdish-majority Syrian Democratic Forces, told AFP.
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (OSDH), a London-based NGO, reported that instead the bombings targeted Kurdish positions outside the camp, but “spread chaos” inside.
The overcrowded Al Hol camp is run by the Kurds and houses Syrian and Iraqi refugees, as well as relatives of suspected jihadists.
Among those detained are more than 10,000 foreigners from around 60 countries.
A spokesman for the Syrian Democratic Forces warned that “some ISIS families may escape from the camp,” taking advantage of the chaos.
Despite the objections of the Kurdish administration, most Western countries refuse to repatriate their citizens for fear of acts of terrorism on their own soil, and they do it piecemeal.
On Wednesday, Turkey continued to attack Kurdish fighting positions in northern Syria and plans to launch a ground operation to “secure” its southern border.
source: Noticias
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