SHOTLIST: - AL-BAB, SYRIA (JULY 31, 2025) (ANADOLU - ACCESS ALL) 1. EVACUATION OF SYRIAN FAMILIES FROM AL-HOL CAMP 2. BUSES USED TO EVACUATE FAMILIES FROM CAMP 3. SECURITY FORCES DEPLOYED IN AREA DURING EVACUATION OPERATION 4. REGISTRATION PROCESS FOR EVACUATED FAMILY MEMBERS 5. FAMILIES REUNITED WITH RELATIVES AFTER LEAVING CAMP 6. FAMILY MEMBERS EMBRACING AFTER EVACUATION 7. INTERVIEW WITH MUNZIR AL-SELLAL, DIRECTOR OF SUPPORT AND STABILIZATIONAL-BAB, SYRIA - JULY 31: In Syria’s northeast, 38 more Syrian families were evacuated at first light on Thursday, July 31, from the al-Hol Camp, occupied by the PKK/YPG terrorist organization. In the operation launched under the coordination of the new administration and amid security and humanitarian measures, a total of 400 people from 38 families—many of them women and children—left the camp. The families, along with their belongings, were transported to Faiha Stadium in the city of al-Bab in northwestern Syria. There, family members underwent medical checks, received basic health services, and had their identification details recorded before being handed over to relatives. Munzir al-Sellal, Director of Support and Stabilization, stressed that the common perception of these people as “ISIS (Daesh) families” does not reflect the truth. “These people were placed in al-Hol Camp purely for humanitarian reasons. Among them are those who were forced to take refuge in the area due to the harsh conditions of war. Some of their relatives may have joined ISIS (Daesh) in the past, but that does not mean they are part of the organization,” he said. Sellal noted that the evacuations were carried out under an agreement reached between the Syrian government and the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), a group led by the PKK/YPG terrorist organization. “We had previously evacuated 142 people. Today, we evacuated 38 families. The plan is to remove another 99 vulnerable families from the camp,” he added. The camp, which was established in 2003 in Hasakah province, eastern Syria, is controlled by the PKK/YPG terrorist group and houses civilians fleeing clashes with ISIS (Daesh), as well as surrendered terror group members and their families. International organizations, including the UN, have expressed concern about the camp's poor security, violence, abuse of women and girls, and harsh living conditions. The PKK/YPG terrorist organization has been criticized for largely avoiding intervention, allowing conditions to worsen under their control. Thousands of unaffiliated families and unreformed ISIS (Daesh) members remain in the camp, raising concerns about its purpose. The PKK/YPG terrorist group reportedly uses ISIS (Daesh) detainees as leverage in diplomatic talks with the US and Europe to justify its control. With the collapse of the Assad regime in Syria, renewed efforts to restore the country’s territorial integrity and sovereignty have focused attention on the status of the camp.