Hundreds of Syrians leave crowded Al-Hol camp

At least 17 buses were seen leaving the area in the first such transfer from Al-Hol camp, which is home to nearly 74,000 people, among them wives and children of suspected Islamic State group fighters.

kids playing and standing behind a wire fence with syrian mothers sitting on the ground

Source: AP


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