15,000 Iraqis repatriated from Syria's al-Hol camp
Deputy Minister of Migration Karim al-Nouri told the Iraqi News Agency (INA) that the majority of the Iraqis who previously lived in al-Hol camp have been repatriated, but 5,000 remain in Iraq's al-Jadaa camp, where they are being rehabilitated while waiting for their return to their communities.
Approximately 18,000 Iraqis remain in al-Hol camp and will be taken home after security clearance is granted, according to al-Nouri.
The al-Hol camp is located in the Syrian countryside of Al-Hasakah, near the Iraqi border, and is under the control of the US Army and the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF).
According to figures released by the camp administration, the al-Hol camp accommodates more than 43,000 people from 45 countries, most of whom are women and children of ISIS militants.
In addition to the estimated 10,000 foreign families of militants, the camp also houses families of displaced Syrians and Iraqis, some of whom maintain contact with ISIS.
In 2014, the terrorist group ISIS took control of large areas in Iraq and Syria before being defeated in 2017.
More than five million Iraqis had to flee the governorates of Nineveh, Salah Al-Din, parts of Kirkuk, Diyala, and Anbar because of ISIS control over these areas in 2014.
According to Iraqi officials, before being permitted to return to their homes, these families are held at the al-Jadaa camp for security screening and psychological rehabilitation. This is carried out in an attempt to reduce the hatred that these families may encounter when they return.
Iraq is one of the few countries that routinely repatriates its residents from Al-Hol, a practice commended by both the United Nations and the United States.
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