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US-backed Syrian fighters have rescued tens of thousands of women and children after weeks of raids on refugee camps in northern Syria.
Then, after internal security forces and the US-backed Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces conducted a 24-day operation at Al-Hol camp, dozens of militants were detained and an undisclosed number of weapons were seized. rice field.
In total, about 50,000 Syrians and Iraqis, including about 20,000 children, lived in tents in the camp. In addition he had 2,000 women and her 8,000 children living in an annex of the camp. A second group of women, she hails from 57 countries and is believed to be a supporter of the terrorist group IS.
According to internal security forces, the camp was primarily used by IS fighters to recruit and train the next generation of fighters to form the caliphate of another Islamic state. The Al-Hol camp is the largest refugee camp in Syria, The Washington Post reported.
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“The operation was launched following a rise in crimes of killing and torture by ISIS cells against residents of the camp,” said the US-backed forces, referring to the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria. .
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“ISIS has relied primarily on women and children as substantial resources directly related to ISIS leaders to sustain and disseminate its extremist ideology in the camps,” the statement added. .
Militants in the camp also said they killed 44 residents and humanitarian workers.
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In 2019, the United States and its partners in the Middle East declared victory over the IS terror group and ended caliphate rule across the borders of Iraq and Syria.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.