The Iraqi government and the UN have agreed to repatriate all families linked to Islamic State (IS) members from Syria’s al-Hol camp in al-Hasakah Province by 2027.
Ali Abbas, spokesperson for the migration ministry, announced the recent return of 81 more Iraqi families from al-Hol camp to al-Jada camp in southern Mosul, northern Iraq.
“Since 2021, more than 2,600 Iraqi families have been repatriated from al-Hol, and the process will continue until the last family is returned,” Abbas said.
On 22 January, Sabah al-Naaman, spokesperson for Iraq’s commander-in-chief, said that the National Security Council had reviewed the situation of Iraqi families in al-Hol camp and planned to launch a large-scale repatriation effort soon.
Al-Hol camp, located in northeastern Syria, houses tens of thousands of people, including the families of suspected IS fighters.
