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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Via AP news wire

The UN says al-Hol camp population has dropped sharply as Syria moves to relocate remaining families

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The U.N. refugee agency said Sunday that a large number of residents of a camp housing family members of suspected Islamic State group militants have left and the Syrian government plans to relocate those who remain.

Gonzalo Vargas Llosa, UNHCR's representative in Syria, said in a statement that the agency “has observed a significant decrease in the number of residents in Al-Hol camp in recent weeks."

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