According to the U.S. official, the population of the al-Shaddadi camp was greatly reduced when about 600 foreign ISIS fighters were transferred to other camps before hostilities broke out between the SDF and forces loyal to the central government. The central government’s Defense Ministry said on Tuesday it was prepared to assume full control of all the ISIS prison camps previously administered by the SDF, including the massive facility at al-Hol where the wives and children of many captive ISIS terrorists have been living for years. The SDF, a Kurdish-led alliance that worked with the U.S. and Western powers against the Islamic State during the Syrian civil war, has accused the Damascus government of using military force and brutal tactics to seize Kurdish territory and force the SDF to surrender.
Author: John Hayward
Published at: 2026-01-21 23:51:59
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