Life in Syria's Al Hol Camp Promises to be a Hotbed for Extremists

Published April 1st, 2019 - 07:02 GMT

Clashes with guards, violent factional quarrels and a new strain of ultra-extremism. The ISIS territorial “caliphate” may be defeated, but a camp in eastern Syria is emerging as a fresh powder keg.

Among the hordes of Syrians and Iraqis, some 9,000 foreigners are held in a fenced section of the encampment, under the watch of Kurdish forces.

The semi-autonomous Kurdish administration that rules much of north-eastern Syria is urging countries of origin to take back their citizens.

The women and children need to be re-educated and reintegrated by their home countries.

 

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A fullly-veiled woman checks hair dye packages displayed on a stall in the souk or market of Al-Hol camp for displaced people in northeastern Syria GIUSEPPE CACACE / AFP

Women shop from a stall in the souk or market of Al-Hol camp for displaced people in northeastern Syria GIUSEPPE CACACE / AFP

Displaced women sell clothing items in the souk or market of Al-Hol camp for displaced people in northeastern Syria GIUSEPPE CACACE / AFP

A displaced girls sells second hand items in the souk or market of Al-Hol camp for displaced people in northeastern Syria GIUSEPPE CACACE / AFP

Street vendors sell pickles and vegetables in the souk or market of Al-Hol camp for displaced people in northeastern Syria GIUSEPPE CACACE / AFP

People walk past clothing stalls in the souk or market of Al-Hol camp for displaced people in northeastern Syria GIUSEPPE CACACE / AFP

Displaced women buy vegetables and fruits in the souk or market of Al-Hol camp for displaced people in northeastern Syria GIUSEPPE CACACE / AFP

Bakers prepare local meat pies in the souk or market of Al-Hol camp for displaced people in northeastern Syria GIUSEPPE CACACE / AFP

A fullly-veiled woman checks hair dye packages displayed on a stall  in the souk or market of Al-Hol camp for displaced people in northeastern Syria
GIUSEPPE CACACE / AFP
Women shop  from a stall in the souk or market of Al-Hol camp for displaced people in northeastern Syria
GIUSEPPE CACACE / AFP
Displaced women sell clothing items in the souk or market of Al-Hol camp for displaced people in northeastern Syria
GIUSEPPE CACACE / AFP
A displaced girls sells second hand items  in the souk or market of Al-Hol camp for displaced people in northeastern Syria 
GIUSEPPE CACACE / AFP
Street vendors sell pickles and vegetables in the souk or market of Al-Hol camp for displaced people in northeastern Syria
GIUSEPPE CACACE / AFP
People walk past clothing stalls in the souk or market of Al-Hol camp for displaced people in northeastern Syria
GIUSEPPE CACACE / AFP
Displaced women buy vegetables and fruits in the souk or market of Al-Hol camp for displaced people in northeastern Syria
GIUSEPPE CACACE / AFP
Bakers prepare local meat pies in the souk or market of Al-Hol camp for displaced people in northeastern Syria
GIUSEPPE CACACE / AFP
A fullly-veiled woman checks hair dye packages displayed on a stall  in the souk or market of Al-Hol camp for displaced people in northeastern Syria
GIUSEPPE CACACE / AFP
A fullly-veiled woman checks hair dye packages displayed on a stall in the souk or market of Al-Hol camp for displaced people in northeastern Syria GIUSEPPE CACACE / AFP
Women shop  from a stall in the souk or market of Al-Hol camp for displaced people in northeastern Syria
GIUSEPPE CACACE / AFP
Women shop from a stall in the souk or market of Al-Hol camp for displaced people in northeastern Syria GIUSEPPE CACACE / AFP
Displaced women sell clothing items in the souk or market of Al-Hol camp for displaced people in northeastern Syria
GIUSEPPE CACACE / AFP
Displaced women sell clothing items in the souk or market of Al-Hol camp for displaced people in northeastern Syria GIUSEPPE CACACE / AFP
A displaced girls sells second hand items  in the souk or market of Al-Hol camp for displaced people in northeastern Syria 
GIUSEPPE CACACE / AFP
A displaced girls sells second hand items in the souk or market of Al-Hol camp for displaced people in northeastern Syria GIUSEPPE CACACE / AFP
Street vendors sell pickles and vegetables in the souk or market of Al-Hol camp for displaced people in northeastern Syria
GIUSEPPE CACACE / AFP
Street vendors sell pickles and vegetables in the souk or market of Al-Hol camp for displaced people in northeastern Syria GIUSEPPE CACACE / AFP
People walk past clothing stalls in the souk or market of Al-Hol camp for displaced people in northeastern Syria
GIUSEPPE CACACE / AFP
People walk past clothing stalls in the souk or market of Al-Hol camp for displaced people in northeastern Syria GIUSEPPE CACACE / AFP
Displaced women buy vegetables and fruits in the souk or market of Al-Hol camp for displaced people in northeastern Syria
GIUSEPPE CACACE / AFP
Displaced women buy vegetables and fruits in the souk or market of Al-Hol camp for displaced people in northeastern Syria GIUSEPPE CACACE / AFP
Bakers prepare local meat pies in the souk or market of Al-Hol camp for displaced people in northeastern Syria
GIUSEPPE CACACE / AFP
Bakers prepare local meat pies in the souk or market of Al-Hol camp for displaced people in northeastern Syria GIUSEPPE CACACE / AFP

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