Nearly six years after the official defeat of Islamic State, more than 55,000 individuals connected to the terrorist group remain in prisons, detention camps, or rehabilitation centers in northeastern Syria. Most are children, caught with their mothers after the final battles with IS. For VOA, Yan Boechat and Diego Baravelli traveled to northeastern Syria.
Shards of IS Part 1: Forgotten children of Islamic State locked away in Syria
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A female prisoner in al-Hol Camp, the largest prison camp in northeastern Syria, on Oct. 12, 2024. (Diego Baravelli/VOA)
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A female prisoner buys fruits in the market area of Roj Camp where most of the western women kept in northeastern Syria have been relocated to the last years, on Oct. 13, 2024 (Diego Baravelli/VOA)
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Iraqi women from Tikrit say they want to go back to their country at any cost, but their government has refused them in al-Hol Camp, on Oct. 12, 2024. (Yan Boechat/VOA)
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A young boy helps prepare food for the inmates of al-Houri Rehabilitation Center in Northeast Syria, where around 100 teenagers and young adults are kept away from their families, on Oct. 9, 2024. (Yan Boechat/VOA)
