Suspicious ISIS sleeper cell movements reported in Syria
Getting worse Inside the Camp: Jihan Hanan, the head of the camp, reported that three relief centers had been broken into, stolen, and burned down recently, which meant that aid groups had to stop their work. Stones were also thrown at relief workers.
"These groups were targeted even though they were directly helping the women in that section," Hanan told Asharq al-Awsat, adding that locals are turning down help more and more.
About 34,000 people live in the camp, which is Syria's biggest. There are 13,000 Iraqi refugees, 15,000 Syrians who had to leave their homes, and more than 6,000 foreign women and children with ties to ISIS.
Women have also been beaten by other inmates in the migrant area, and radical messages have been written on walls and wagons. A woman was taken to the hospital after being hit in the head with something sharp.
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An attack by the SDF and the Coalition is aimed at ISIS leaders. Hanan warned that secret groups are getting together again with help from outside sources and getting women in the camp to work together to carry out planned strikes.
To fight back, the U.S.-led alliance helped the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in a big raid on Wednesday. The raid led to the arrest of
Mahmoud Safi (Abu al-Baraa), who is said to be in charge of ISIS's secret groups' troops.
Abdul Razzaq Mahmoud al-Salama, also known as Abu Abdurrahman, was found to be a recruiter whose job it was to teach children the religion and run secret study groups.
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