The operation this month to count and register the inhabitants of the al-Hol camp annex was described by aid workers, officials, researchers and families in touch with the women affected. Inside the annex, some women still fly the Islamic State flag and impose its disciplinary measures. ADADVera Mironova, a research fellow at Harvard University, maintains contact with scores of women inside the camp. Women inside the camp have repeatedly accused the facility’s Kurdish-led authorities of withholding aid as a form of punishment. Small boys play with homemade toy guys, appearing to replicate the body language of fighters they saw defending the Islamic State.

Source: Washington Post June 28, 2020 19:16 UTC