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An international humanitarian group has warned that a camp in northeastern Syria that hosts thousands of people linked to the Islamic State is about to run out of supplies. islamic state bloc as the country’s government works to establish control over areas previously controlled by the bloc Kurdish warrior.
Save the Children’s statement late Friday came a week after government forces seized the Al Hol camp, home to more than 24,000 people, mostly children and women, including many wives or widows of Islamic State members.
The camp was captured earlier this month after heavy fighting between government forces and members of the Kurdish-led, U.S.-backed Syrian government forces. democracy Forces loyal to interim President Ahmed Sala have captured large swathes of eastern and northeastern Syria.
this Self-Defense Forces It signed an agreement to end the fighting after suffering a major defeat, but sporadic conflicts with the government continue.
Save the Children said “critical supplies are already severely low in Al Hol camp” as conflict hampers the safe delivery of humanitarian aid.
It added that clashes around the camp last week forced aid agencies to temporarily suspend normal operations in Hall. The report added that the main road leading to the camp remains unsafe, preventing humanitarian workers from delivering food and water or providing basic services to children and families.
“Conditions in Al Hol camp are deteriorating rapidly due to severe shortages of food, water and medicine,” said Rasha Muhrez, Save the Children’s Country Director for Syria. “If humanitarian organizations are unable to resume their work, children in the camp will be at increased risk, and the camp was already extremely dangerous for them before the latest escalation.”
Mujeres added that parties to the conflict must ensure safe humanitarian corridors to Al Hol in order to restore basic services and protect children. “Life depends on it,” she said.
The SDF announced a new deal with the central government on Friday aimed at stabilizing a ceasefire that ended weeks of fighting and setting out steps to integrate U.S.-backed forces into the army and police forces.