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Asharq Al-Awsat
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Asharq Al-Awsat

Hundreds Linked to ISIS Transferred From Syria to Iraq

The notorious Kurdish-run Al-Hol camp in northeastern Syria holds relatives of suspected ISIS group fighters -- more than 100 people have been murdered there, according to the United Nations Delil SOULEIMAN AFP/File

Syria's autonomous Kurdish region transferred to the Iraqi government more than 600 relatives of ISIS group members who were detained at the notorious Al-Hol camp, a monitor said Friday.

It is the fourth operation of its kind this year from the camp, which lies less than 10 kilometers (six miles) from the Iraqi border.

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