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Hasakah- On January 27, the General Command of Internal Security Forces in North and East Syria Region announced that they launched the third phase of Operation Humanity and Security against ISIS sleeper cells and the people supporting the activities of ISIS in the al-Hol camp with the support of the Women's Defense Units (YPJ) and the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF). The searches in the Muhajîrat section of the camp ended on the third day of the operation.

The security forces seized flags of ISIS, weapons, mines, many other ammunition and uniforms of the members of the Ashbal Al-Xilaf (ISIS’s brigade of boys aged between 13 and 14).

The member of the Anti-Terror Units (Kurdish: Yekîneyên Antî Teror, YAT), the special forces of the Syrian Democratic Forces, consisting of the best trained and equipped members of the People's Defense Units (YPG) and Women's Defense Units (YPJ), have also joined the operation.

In an interview with NuJINHA, YAT Commander Çavrê Kobanê spoke about the third phase of the operation launched on January 27 in the camp.

‘Al-Hol camp poses a threat to the whole world’

“Female members of ISIS in the camp have formed a children’s brigade to revive ISIS. They use the new generation to revive ISIS. The camp has become the ideological academy of extremist ideas. It poses a threat to the whole world and urgent steps must be taken to avert the resurgence of ISIS,” said Çavrê Kobanê.

 ‘Many military equipment and torture devices were seized’

In the first three days of the operation, the security forces seized many military equipment and torture devices used by ISIS, Çavrê Kobanê said, “We seized many explosives such as bombs and mines and torture devices such as iron chains and iron swords that had been used to torture women. During the searches in the Muhajîrat section, the children made menacing gestures with their hands meaning they would behead us. These children are now like this, what will they be like tomorrow? We also found many tunnels. The women, who want to support ISIS, are captured, tortured and killed by radical female members of ISIS. Recently, two sisters were killed in the section because they did not cover their hair properly.’

‘The operation is led by the YPJ’

The third phase of the operation continues in the camp. “We will close down the places where women were killed,” Çavrê Kobanê said, “The operation is led by the YPJ in order to reduce the threat posed by ISIS members to our cities and the world.”