{"id":1188,"date":"2025-09-26T11:11:54","date_gmt":"2025-09-26T11:11:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.brhrd.be\/?p=1188"},"modified":"2025-10-18T10:13:30","modified_gmt":"2025-10-18T10:13:30","slug":"un-warns-time-running-out-for-families-stranded-in-syria-camps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.brhrd.be\/?p=1188","title":{"rendered":"UN Warns Time Running Out for Families Stranded in Syria Camps"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Date:<\/strong> 26 September 2025<br><strong>Category:<\/strong> Peace and Security<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>Six years after the territorial defeat of ISIL (Daesh), tens of thousands of people with alleged or actual ties to the terrorist group remain in detention camps across northeast Syria. The United Nations is warning that deteriorating conditions in these facilities present a growing humanitarian and security crisis that could destabilize the region and beyond.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A Humanitarian and Security Emergency<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The largest of these facilities, <strong>Al-Hol camp<\/strong>, currently holds more than <strong>30,000 people<\/strong>, including suspected foreign terrorist fighters and their families. Strikingly, <strong>60 per cent are children<\/strong>, the majority under the age of 12. Foreign nationals number around <strong>8,500 individuals from over 62 countries<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Conditions in the camps are described as <strong>dire and alarming<\/strong>. Detainees face prolonged detention without legal process, women and girls are exposed to sexual violence, and children lack basic necessities and access to education. The UN cautions that these circumstances risk transforming the camps into <strong>\u201cincubators of terrorist radicalization\u201d<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Iraq Takes the Lead<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Iraq has emerged as a regional leader in repatriation efforts. Since 2021, more than <strong>17,000 Iraqi nationals<\/strong> have been returned home through a comprehensive operation that integrates <strong>security, legal, and humanitarian support<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>President Abdul Latif Rashid reaffirmed Iraq\u2019s commitment:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><em>\u201cOur aim is to reintegrate them into their communities and ensure a safe future and dignified life in their country.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>He also called on the international community to <strong>\u201cturn the page on this inhumane chapter\u201d<\/strong> and ensure all camps are emptied by the end of the year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A Narrowing Window for Action<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>According to UN officials, political developments in Syria \u2014 including the fall of the Assad regime last December and an agreement signed in March between Damascus and the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) \u2014 have created a <strong>window of opportunity<\/strong> to advance solutions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, <strong>this opportunity is fleeting<\/strong>. As UN Under-Secretary-General Guy Ryder warned:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><em>\u201cWhilst the situation in northeast Syria grows more complex with increasing volatility, Daesh attacks and limited humanitarian access, Member States have new avenues now to engage directly with stakeholders. But that window can quickly narrow, and inaction would carry serious consequences.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Beyond Repatriation<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>UN officials stress that <strong>repatriation alone is not enough<\/strong>. It must be followed by:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Accountability<\/strong> for crimes committed,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Rehabilitation and reintegration<\/strong> programs tailored to returnees, and<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Justice for victims and survivors of terrorism<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>As Acting Under-Secretary-General Alexandre Zouev emphasized, without such measures the cycle of violence cannot be broken.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Date: 26 September 2025Category: Peace and Security Six years after the territorial defeat of ISIL (Daesh), tens of thousands of people with alleged or actual ties to the terrorist group remain in detention camps across northeast Syria. 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