Hasekê – Two Iraqi sisters, 20-year-old Alaa Attia Ahmed Salih and 22-year-old Raghad Attia Ahmed Salih, were reportedly killed in their tent in the al-Hol refugee camp located in Hasekê city of NE Syria. The killing of the two sisters raises concern about the security in the camp again. An investigation has been reportedly opened into the incident.

More than 60 thousand people have lived in the al-Hol refugee camp; 31 thousand Iraqi refugees, 20 thousand Syrian refugees, and refugees from other nationalities.