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2022-09-12 Syria-Lebanon-Iran

'CENTCOM chief believes Syria is 'breeding ground' for next generation of ISIS

[FoxNews] A military official has tried to raise awareness of a growing security threat in Syria at a time when the country has seen increased activity from belligerents.

CENTCOM chief Gen. Erik Kurilla on Friday visited the al-Hol camp in Syria and said ISIS has looked to exploit the conditions in the camp as a means of gaining new recruits to its cause.

"The SDF mission to clear ISIS from the camp continues: This is a critical, wide-ranging operation which will make the camp safer for all residents," Kurilla said following his visit. "We’ve already seen ISIS members holding women and girls enslaved in chains inside the camp, torturing camp residents, and seeking to spread their vile ideology."

"Most of the residents seek to escape ISIS, but ISIS sees the camp as a captive audience for its message and recruitment efforts," he continued. "It is therefore urgent that we repatriate residents back to their countries of origin and rehabilitate them if needed."

The al-Hol camp is Syria’s largest refugee camp, with children making up more than half the camp’s population, according to The Washington Post. Recent estimates say that around 55,000 residents currently live at the camp.

Kurilla stressed that he does not believe a military solution exists to deal with the threat posed by the camp: Instead, he has pushed for the camp to be cleared and for residents to return to their country of origin, with at least half from Iraq.

Posted by Skidmark 2022-09-12 00:51|| || Front Page|| [11134 views ] Top
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#1 Instead, he has pushed for the camp to be cleared and for residents to return to their country

Amazing! Genius! Awe inducing.

Posted by Dron66046 2022-09-12 04:07|| 2022-09-12 04:07|| Front Page Top

#2 The al-Hol camp, an independent al-Hol homeland? A "two state solution?"

Mods please delete, and everyone forget I said that. The wrong person may read it and attempt to create a political reality.

Posted by Besoeker 2022-09-12 05:24|| 2022-09-12 05:24|| Front Page Top

#3 /comic_relief>

Posted by Skidmark 2022-09-12 07:06|| 2022-09-12 07:06|| Front Page Top

#4 Iran threatens to target Israel-CENTCOM ties - analysis

Posted by Skidmark 2022-09-12 08:12|| 2022-09-12 08:12|| Front Page Top

#5 /\ #2, That's what Turkey did in Cyprus and I expect an encore in Syria

Posted by magpie 2022-09-12 14:24|| 2022-09-12 14:24|| Front Page Top

Posted by Cholutle Thrans9751 2022-09-12 14:39|| 2022-09-12 14:39|| Front Page Top

Posted by Sonny de Medici5342 2022-09-12 15:03|| 2022-09-12 15:03|| Front Page Top

#8 I'll leave it to the reader to draw their own conclusion.

"With approximately 80 births in the camp each month, this place is a literal breeding ground for the next generation of ISIS, he said, adding that about 70% of the camp population was under the age of 12."

Posted by mossomo 2022-09-12 16:13|| 2022-09-12 16:13|| Front Page Top

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