اتفاق بين دمشق والأكراد على إعادة نازحي مخيم الهول

The Syrian government and Kurdish authorities in the northeast of the country have reached an agreement to evacuate Syrian citizens from the al-Hol camp, which houses tens of thousands of people with ties to the "ISIS" organization.

A Kurdish-led authority official, Sheikhmus Ahmed, announced the agreement on a joint mechanism for the return of families from al-Hol camp, following a meeting between local authorities, representatives of the central government in Damascus, and a delegation from the international coalition led by the United States.

He denied reports suggesting that the management of the camp would be handed over to Damascus in the near future.

Human rights organizations have reported a rise in violence within the camp, which houses about 37,000 people, most of whom are wives and children of ISIS fighters and supporters of the organization.

For the Syrians in the camp, there has been a mechanism in place for several years to return those who wish to their communities in areas controlled by the Kurdish administration, as reintegration centers have been opened.

Under an agreement signed last March between President Ahmad al-Shara and the commander of the Syrian Democratic Forces, Mazloum Abdi, the Syrian Democratic Forces are set to be integrated into the new armed government forces. All border crossings with Iraq and Turkey, as well as airports and oil fields in the northeast, are to come under the control of the central government.

It is expected that the prisons holding about 9,000 suspects linked to ISIS will also come under the control of the central government.

A high-level Syrian security delegation from intelligence visited areas in northeastern Syria.

The visit included detention centers and prisons housing ISIS members, as well as al-Hol camp, in implementation of the agreement previously reached between Damascus and the Syrian Democratic Forces.

There are 26 centers in eastern Syria where ISIS members are held, containing fighters and foreign elements who are not Syrian, numbering around 12,000 and coming from more than 50 countries around the world.

There are other camps housing members of the families of imprisoned ISIS fighters, the most notable being "al-Hol" and "Roj."