US-backed fighters rescue tens of thousands of women and children in raid on ISIS al-Hol camp
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The U.S.-backed Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces led a 24-day raid on a refugee camp in Northern Syria, resulting in the rescue of thousands of women and children from IS fighters.
In total, approximately 50,000 Syrians and Iraqis lived in tents at the camp, including about 20,000 children. An additional 2,000 women lived in a separate annex of the camp along with 8,000 children. The women in the second group were from 57 different countries and are believed to be supporters of the terror group IS.
The camp was primarily being used by IS fighters for the recruitment and training of the next generation of fighters to form another Islamic State caliphate, according to the Internal Security Forces. The al-Hol camp is Syria’s largest refugee camp, the Washington Post reported.