The Office of Refugee and Displaced Affairs within the Social Affairs and Labor Authority in the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria (AANES) has relocated the second group of residents from al-Hol camp to Deir Ezzor yesterday, Sunday, July 28.

This was done in coordination with the Executive Council in Deir Ezzor. The number of families relocated from the camp reached 82, consisting of 346 individuals, according to the co-chair of the Displaced and Refugee Office in the Autonomous Administration, Sheikhmous Ahmed.

The Interior and Health Authorities in the Autonomous Administration are responsible for overseeing the families from the camp until they reach their destination in Deir Ezzor.

The Executive Council in Deir Ezzor is responsible for housing them and ensuring they reach their areas.

This step comes in response to the outcomes and demands of the second Syrian Clans and Components Forum held on May 25 in the city of al-Hasakah and the Enhancing Security and Stability conference.

On July 19, the United States revealed that there are about 27,000 people in the al-Hol and al-Roj camps, which hold families of Islamic State fighters in northeast Syria, originating from more than 60 countries.

The US State Department stated that most of the camp residents are children under the age of 12, who “deserve a chance to live outside the harsh conditions in the camps.”

Al-Hol camp, managed by the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) east of al-Hasakah, initially housed about 50,000 people, mostly women and children from Syria and Iraq, along with over 10,000 foreigners from approximately 60 other countries.

The current form of al-Hol camp emerged after a large influx of displaced people from areas previously controlled by the Islamic State as the SDF launched an attack against its last strongholds, announcing the end of the organization on March 23, 2019.

The SDF also manages prisons that hold Islamic State elements and fighters, including foreigners, and has previously urged their countries to repatriate them, but no progress has been made in this matter.