US-led coalition negotiating Al-Hol camp handover, Syrian sources say


FILE PHOTO: A general view of al-Hol displacement camp in Hasaka governorate, Syria April 2, 2019. REUTERS/Ali Hashisho/File Photo

Jan 20 (Reuters) - ‌The U.S.-led ‌coalition against the Islamic ‌State was negotiating a handover of the Al-Hol ‍camp, which houses ‍IS-linked civilians, ‌to Syrian authorities, three ‍Syrian ​sources familiar with ⁠the matter said on Tuesday.

One of ‌the sources, a Syrian ⁠official, ‍said the talks were focused on ‍a smooth transition ‌of control from Kurdish security forces who had been holding the camp, to avoid any security risks ‌or detainees fleeing.

(Reporting by Suleiman Al-Khalidi, Mahmoud ​Hasano and Khalil Ashawi; Editing by Sharon Singleton)

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