![This picture shows a general view of the al-Hol camp in al-Hasakeh governorate in northeastern Syria, on August 08, 2019. - Months after the defeat of the jihadist proto-state, families of IS fighters are among 70,000 people crammed into the Kurdish-run Al-Hol camp in northeastern Syria. (Photo by Delil SOULEIMAN / AFP)](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/RBIO7NK22RYWERJ7AJOV75D4IY.jpg?smart=true&auth=9cdb191236acb5a6527ba604553c319db2fa3481f373b6d9ef6cb00be0246493&width=400&height=225)
The families of ISIS fighters are among around 70,000 people crammed into the Kurdish-run Al Hol camp in north-east Syria. AFP
The families of ISIS fighters are among around 70,000 people crammed into the Kurdish-run Al Hol camp in north-east Syria. AFP
Hundreds of ISIS members in Syria released by Kurdish authorities
The 631 prisoners were freed as part of an amnesty requested by tribal leaders
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The National
15 October, 2020