Breakout 'thwarted' in Syria

More than a dozen women and children of various nationalities were caught trying to escape a northeast Syria camp that holds suspected relatives of Islamic State (IS) group jihadists, the facility's director told AFP on Thursday.

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A photo taken on Aug 26, 2022 shows the Kurdish-run al-Hol camp, which holds relatives of suspected Islamic State group fighters, in the northeastern Hasakeh governorate of Syria.

(AFP)

Camps and prisons in Syria's Kurdish-administered northeast hold tens of thousands of people, many with alleged or perceived links to IS, more than six years after the group’s territorial defeat in the country.