Fire erupts in Syria's al-Hol camp
§ERBIL (Kurdistan 24) – A fire erupted in a tent in the fifth section of Syria's notorious al-Hol camp on Saturday, the UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) war monitor reported.
SOHR said the tent belonged to a woman working with humanitarian organizations in the camp. The fire burned down four tents but did not injure anyone.
"SOHR sources have confirmed that the reasons behind the fire remained unknown, but security sources said that ISIS families have deliberately set fire to the woman’s tent to kill her," read the SOHR report.
The Iraqi National Security Advisor Qasim al-Araji warned on Thursday that children of ISIS militants in Syria's notorious al-Hol camp could pose a "real threat" if the situation there doesn't change.
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Moreover, North Press reported that intelligence indicates that ISIS is plotting a full-scale attack on al-Hol.
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On Feb. 28, a security member was injured by gunfire from unknown assailants in the camp.
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On Feb. 7, a ten-year-old child was killed after unknown attackers attempted to kidnap two guards from camp.
Hundreds of Iraqi families have left northeast Syria and returned to Iraq last Thursday through the al-Yaroubiya border crossing.
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According to data from the UN, al-Hol is the largest camp for refugees and internally displaced people in Syria, hosting about 56,000 people. Last year, the camp had 62,000 inhabitants.
Most of al-Hol's residents are Iraqis and Syrians, but the camp also includes many foreign families thought to have links to the Islamic State.
Local authorities have attempted to reduce pressure on the displacement camps in northeast Syria by repatriating Iraqis and allowing displaced Syrians to return to their places of origin.
They have also called on foreign countries to repatriate their citizens. A number of countries have repatriated women, children, and orphans.