Iraqi Refugees Alarmed at Increasing Violence at Syria's Al-Hol Camp

AL-HOL, SYRIA/WASHINGTON   - Iraqi refugees at the al-Hol camp in northeast Syria are voicing concerns about the growing violence inside the camp, which hosts thousands of people, including families of Islamic State (IS) foreign fighters.

Over the weekend, an Iraqi refugee was killed, and three others were seriously injured in an attack by a suspected IS cell, bringing the number of those killed inside the camp to 25 since mid-April. Al-Hol is home to nearly 62,000 people, including about 30,000 Iraqi refugees. "Our situation is getting worse because of these assassinations,” said Um Abdulla, an Iraqi refugee who lives at the camp.