Office of Displaced Persons and Refugees Affairs: Attacks Threaten al-Hol and Roj Camps and Pave the Way for the Resurgence of ISIS

The Co-Chair of the Office of Displaced Persons and Refugees Affairs in the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria, Sheikhmous Ahmed, warned that the war facing the region is dangerously paving the way for the resurgence of ISIS under different names.

He affirmed that recent developments pose a serious and direct threat to the camps in North and East Syria, particularly al-Hol Camp and Roj Camp, which host thousands of families of the ISIS terrorist organization.

He added: “The continued military operations by factions affiliated with the Damascus government threaten to destabilize security not only at the local level, but also pose a danger to civil peace and regional stability, given the fragility of the security situation inside the camps and prisons holding ISIS members. This could lead to a large-scale security explosion, like a ticking time bomb.”

He also noted that “these dangerous conditions could lead to the suspension or complete halt of humanitarian operations carried out by international organizations, which would exacerbate the humanitarian suffering and place thousands of civilians—especially women and children—at risk.”

Sheikhmous Ahmed stressed the need for the international community, the United Nations, and human rights organizations to act urgently to put an end to this chaos, stop the military actions that threaten the stability of the region, prevent the exploitation of the state of disorder to revive terrorist organizations, and ensure the protection of civilians and the continuation of humanitarian work.