Syrian government forces have taken control of al-Hawl detention camp, which houses tens of thousands of suspected Islamic State members, after Kurdish forces withdrew from the camp. Soldiers entered the heavily fortified camp on Wednesday, part of a handover between the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), which oversaw the camp for the last seven years, as the Syrian government vowed to secure the facility. Al-Hawl hosts about 24,000 people of 42 different nationalities, most of whom are family members of suspected IS fighters and alleged members of the group. For years, Kurdish authorities and humanitarians have urged countries to take
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