Leaving captured men, women and children in prisons and camps run by Kurds risks seeding a new global terrorism disaster, rights groups and the U.S. military warn.
Tag: Syrian Democratic Forces
Violence Erupts at Syrian Camp for ISIS Families, Leaving a Child Dead
Security forces say they opened fire this week after they were attacked by women and children at Al Hol camp in northeastern Syria, which holds about 60,000 family members of former ISIS fighters.
Syria’s Kurds Wanted Autonomy. They Got an Endless War.
The Kurds of northeastern Syria dreamed of establishing an autonomous, multiethnic and gender-equal utopia. Instead, their breakaway region has been engulfed in conflict since its creation.
Teenage Inmates in Syria Lack Food and Medicine, Aid Group Says
UNICEF was given the first glimpse of teenage detainees at a prison attacked by ISIS two weeks ago in northeastern Syria.
Teenage Inmates Found Among the 500 Dead in Syria Prison Attack
The bodies of at least two boys were found on a street behind the prison — the first confirmed deaths among up to 700 teenagers who had been detained there because they were the children of ISIS fighters.
U.S. Allies Retake Control of Prison in Syria, Subduing ISIS Fighters
The fighting was the most intense urban warfare involving American troops in Iraq and Syria since the fall of the Islamic State.
U.S. Forces Return to Combat as Allies Struggle to Subdue ISIS Fighters
The fighting was the most intense urban warfare involving American troops in Iraq and Syria since the fall of the ISIS caliphate.
ISIS Siege of Syria Prison Proves It’s Still a Threat
The Islamic State may no longer be able to control territory, but it has shown in Syria and Iraq that it can still pull off opportunistic military operations.
ISIS Fighters Get Ultimatum in Syria Prison Standoff
The U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces militia demanded that about 60 ISIS militants, still holed up in a prison a week after they attacked it, give themselves up or risk being killed.
U.S.-Backed Forces Clash With ISIS Fighters at Syrian Prison
The Kurdish-led militia claimed prematurely it had retaken a prison captured by the Islamic State. In fact, the battle continues. Up to 90 ISIS fighters remain.