Trucks rushed into tents in Syrian camp, killing 3 Iraqi women-StarTribune.com

2021-12-06 14:00:01 By : Mr. Tony Chiu

Beirut-In a large camp where a family member of the Organization of Islamic State in northeastern Syria lives, an oil tanker is distributing water to a large camp, apparently accidentally crashing into a tent, killing three women and two children Injured, a Kurdish official in the camp said on Tuesday.

The Al-Hol camp in Hassakah Province, Syria, is controlled by Kurdish fighters backed by the United States. In the last few days of the Islamic State in Syria in early 2019, the number of residents of tent settlements increased sharply until it was defeated in March of that year.

The official requested anonymity under the regulations. He said that the accident happened on Monday night in al-Hol camp, where tens of thousands of people lived, most of them women and children.

Three women and two children come from the same Iraqi family. The official said. He said the children were taken to the hospital for treatment, but did not elaborate on their condition.

Approximately 50,000 Syrians and Iraqis were housed in a large part of the camp. Nearly 20,000 of them are children. Most of the rest are women, wives and widows of warriors.

In a separate, heavily guarded part of the camp is called the Annex, there are 2,000 women from 57 other countries who are considered the most stubborn IS supporters, and together with their children, the number is 8,000.

On Tuesday, Amnesty International called for the deportation of children detained in al-Hol, saying they were unable to obtain proper food, clean water, and basic services such as health care and education.

Diana said: “Tens of thousands of children from Syria, Iraq and more than 60 other countries have been abandoned in pain, trauma and death simply because their government refused to take their responsibilities and brought these children back to safety and security. Environment.” Semaan, a Syrian researcher at Amnesty International.

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