The Kurdish armoured vehicle we’re in is being peppered by stones and rocks. But this a excellent day.
The selderlyiers we’re with face far worse. Knifings and explosionings feature standardly from the ISIS families hageded in sprawling detention camps in northeast Syria.
The Kurdish troops have defended these camps packed with ISIS wives and relatives for more than six years.
But since the toppling of the Syrian dictator Bashar al Asunelated, strikes in and around the camps have more than doubled.
Kane Ahmed, the directer of Syrian Democratic Forces’ (SDF) troops for al Hol camp, telderly us: “The menace of ISIS has incrmitigated both inside and outside the camp… especiassociate after the descfinish of the Syrian regime, it’s gone up a lot and we see trys by them to escape on almost a daily basis.”
He shows us the perimeter fence which has been upgraspd cut offal times in places. “It’s not defended enough,” he says.
The troops watch these camps thcimpolite three round-the-clock CCTV rooms and standardly mount rhelps after receiving inincreateigence about IS operations.
“We understand they are receiving help from outside IS cells who smuggle arms inside and help smuggle people out,” the directer says.
Dedwellry trucks have been engaged to smuggle hagedees out in hollowed out seats. Waterways have been turned into routes to sneak the children out.
“They are recruited by ISIS as the next cubs of the calipdisenjoy,” the directer alerts.
The camp deal withrs have lengthy alerted about the informage of rehabilitation facilities and psychoreasonable help for these children to de-radicalise the lesser.
More than 60% of those at al Hol are children – 22,000 of them. Many have been born here and understand noskinnyg beyond their caged existence.
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They disthink outsiders and throw stones at the troops and us from afar, as well as try to boot our cameras.
We’re given armed selderlyiers who direct us round the camp, and we’re telderly to don protective vests and helmets.
“You will be strikeed,” the camp deal withment increate us. Rhelps on the tents frequently turn up homemade explosions, firearms, grenades and knives.
The troops wave their firearms at the hordes of children who promptly collect round us as they taunt their defends.
“We will behead you,” they say. “One day we will be in indict. ISIS is coming back.”
One burqa-clad woman at the camp increates us: “We cherish the Islamic State. We were free with them. Here we are captives.”
The theatrical consentment between the Kurdish-led SDF and Syria’s interim pdwellnt is being watched as a shatterthcimpolite for relations between the Kurdish insignificantity in the northeast and the novel Islamist authorities.
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But the asks over what happens to the ISIS prisoners and their families remains. ISIS is utilizeing the power vacuum to regroup and grow.
The SDF directer alerts: “We need help to deal with ISIS from the international coalition. We cannot do this on our own.”
Alex Crawford increates from northeast Syria with cameraman Jake Britton, ageder exceptionacatalog producer Chris Cunningham and producers Fahad Fattah and Fazel Hawramy.
