Residents of the Hol camp, the most dangerous camp in the world, praised the "Humanitarian and Security Operation” and stressed that the camp's situation had worsened after the escalation of attacks and threats by the Turkish occupation state in north and east Syria. The camp residents stressed that Turkey had a hand in what was happening in the camp, hoping that the security and military forces would restore safety and eliminate the ISIS cells as soon as possible.

On August 25, the Internal Security Forces of North and East Syria announced, with the support of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) and the People's and Women's Protection Units (YPG/YPJ), the second phase of the "Humanitarian and Security Operation” to pursue the hidden ISIS mercenary cells responsible for the killings and assassinations inside the Hol camp.

The brutal practices intensified inside the camp after the Turkish occupation state escalated its attacks on northern and eastern Syria.

The fear and terror spread by ISIS mercenary cells in the camp prevented many camp residents from showing their joy in the "Humanitarian and Security Operation”, launched by the Internal Security Forces to search for ISIS mercenary sleeper cells inside the most dangerous camp in the world.

ANHA spoke to Hol camp residents, who called on the security forces to restore security and safety.

"We miss safety"

An Iraqi refugee (HW) wished to return to his country. Regarding the conditions inside the Hol camp, he said, "The situation is not good, there is no safety here."

He noted, "We do not know why these killings are being committed. We also cannot ask, if we do that, we will get into a problem, we cannot talk about it, fear is dominant here."

Killings and executions have increased inside Hol camp since the beginning of this year 2022, as cells and families of ISIS mercenaries carried out 43 attacks, during which 44 people from the camp's residents, including 14 women and two children, were killed and executed.

"We are afraid of assassination"

 Regarding the internal security forces' treatment of the residents during the ongoing campaign, he said, "The security forces' treatment is good, and we did not find any negligence on their part."

(A.H), an Iraqi elderly man in his seventies, said, "We are afraid of assassination. Women are being killed. The situation has changed a lot from what it was three years ago. The situation is very bad now. If you go out to the market, you will not be guaranteed to return to your tent."

A.H wished for a return of calm and peace to the camp.

"Many were killed without guilt"

For his part, (J.S) said, "Previously, the situation here was very calm. We slept without fear. Today, we cannot sleep at night. Many have been killed without guilt, and whoever is killed is accused of being an apostate."

"We do not know who is doing these actions. What we know is that they want to destabilize the security and stability of northern and eastern Syria," he said, and whispered, "They killed our neighbors at night."

"Turkey has a hand in this"

(J.S) pointed out that all the residents of the camp are afraid of killings, adding that they do not sleep outside the tent in this hot summer.

"After Turkey escalated its attacks on north and east Syria, the situation here has changed. Turkey has a hand in what is happening in the camp," he said, calling on the Internal Security Forces and the Syrian Democratic Forces to improve the situation in the camp and eliminate ISIS cells as soon as possible.

We want safety and security

A displaced woman (L.J) said, “There is no safety here in the camp, we want safety back.”

Another woman, D.Q, agreed with her, and said, "We want safety, because we fear our children from kidnapping and slaughter, and we are afraid to send them to school. There is no safety.”

D.Q wished to return to her country, and said, "I wish we would return to our country." She sent a message to the Internal Security Forces, saying: "You, and not others, can restore security and safety to the camp."