CENTCOM has focused on the Syrian refugee camp al-Hol as a significant target for ISIS recruitment and indoctrination due to the severe conditions present at the camp.
, which also resulted in the rescue of six women whom ISIS fighters had chained and tortured – one of the women had remained in their custody since 2014 at the age of nine.
FILE - Children gather outside their tents, at al-Hol camp, which houses families of members of the Islamic State group, in Hasakeh province, Syria, May 1, 2021. U.S.-backed Syrian fighters said Saturday, Sept. 17, 2022, they have concluded a 24-day sweep at operation at a sprawling camp in northeast Syria housing tens of thousands of women and children linked to the Islamic State group.
The Syrian Democratic Forces carried out the operation with support from CENTCOM by sharing intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance capabilities. "During the 24-day clearing operation, the SDF arrested approximately 300 ISIS operatives, confiscated 25 kilograms of explosives and 25 hand grenades, and removed ISIS supply and logistics materials from the camp," CENTCOM said in a statement Sunday. On September 8th, two SDF members were killed in engagements with ISIS fighters in the camp during the operation, the statement added.
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