Syrian government forces on Wednesday took full control of a sprawling camp in northeast Syria housing thousands of people linked to the Islamic State group as a truce between the government and Kurdish fighters appears to be holding.
A convoy of armored vehicles carrying government troops moved into the al-Hol camp Wednesday following two weeks of clashes between government forces and Kurdish-led fighters who lost large parts of land that they had controlled for years. The U.S.-backed and Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces appear closer than ever to merge into the Syrian military, in accordance with demands by the government.
