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Syrian internal security forces stand guard along the fence of Al-Hol camp in the desert region of Syria's Hasakeh province on January 21, 2026. Syria's army entered the vast Al-Hol camp that houses relatives of suspected Islamic State jihadists after Kurdish forces withdrew from the site, said an AFP journalist at the scene. The camp in a desert region of Hasakeh province holds around 24,000 people, including some 6,200 women and children from around 40 nationalities. (Photo by OMAR HAJ KADOUR / AFP)

Syria’s Al Hol camp is closing – but its detainees' fate remains precarious

Government faces the challenge of trying to integrate back into society those with no affiliation to ISIS – while containing others who remain a security threat

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ISIS claims responsibility for killing Syrian police officer in Deir Ezzor

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Syrian President Ahmad Al Shara came to power in late 2024 after leading a rebel offensive. EPA

Syria's President Al Shara pardons kidnappers and drug users in amnesty

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Iraqi and Syrian forces seize more than 400,000 Captagon pills

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Lebanese lorry drivers block the road on Lebanon's side of the Masnaa-Jdaidt Artouz border crossing on February 10 in protest against Syria's decision to ban the entry of non-Syrian cargo vehicles. AFP

Syria's protectionist move to support local lorry drivers raises cost of business for neighbours

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Dozens of minors among ISIS prisoners transferred from Syria to Iraq

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Special reportHow thousands escaped from Syria's biggest ISIS camp

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EditorialSyria's government should be honest about the violence its people are seeing

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Convoy of Australian prisoners turned back to Syrian ISIS camp

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