Life after al-Hol camp: Women of IS group try to reintegrate into Syrian society

When the Islamic State group was defeated in 2019, more than 40,000 men, women, and children were held in the al-Hol camp in northeastern Syria. Alongside civilians fleeing the fighting, families of Islamic State group members were also detained. Faced with the ongoing challenge of managing this sprawling camp, authorities have begun implementing a large-scale repatriation policy. Most Iraqi residents have returned home, while Syrians are being allowed to leave in small numbers. Among those who have managed to leave, some families have chosen to return to the northeastern province of Deir ez-Zor. These women linked to the IS group are now trying to find their place in today’s Syria, as FRANCE 24’s Marie-Charlotte Roupie reports.