Al Hawl refugee camp

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The Al Hawl refugee camp, in Syria holds women and children who are refugees from Daesh's short-lived "Islamic state", a quasi state set up in enclaves in Syria and Iraq.[1] As of March 2022 the camp held approximately 50,000 women and children. Approximatley 10,000 of those women and children are citizens of foreign nations.

References

  1. "Clashes between ISIL and Kurds kill four in Syrian camp". Aljazeera. 2022-03-29. Archived from the original on 2022-12-01. https://web.archive.org/web/20221201145339/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/3/29/clashes-between-isil-and-kurds-kill-four-in-syrian-camp-monitor. Retrieved 2023-01-08. "Approximately 56,000 people live in Al-Hol, an overcrowded SDF-run camp for displaced people that has been plagued by murders and regular escape attempts, according to the United Nations. The camp hosts about 10,000 foreigners, including the wives and children of ISIL fighters who are detained in a high-security annexe guarded by SDF forces."