Inside the ISIS open-air prison camp - a ticking timebomb in Syria

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63% : We need logistical and political support from the countries that have citizens here.' Maintaining and securing Al-Hol is a monumental challenge on its own.
55% : Jihan, Siyamend and all of the other officials I met during my time in Rojava were insistent that nations whose people travelled to join ISIS must take responsibility for their citizens now wreaking havoc in Al-Hol.
53% : A few weeks before my time in Al-Hol, the decomposing remains of a partially mummified woman were dug up between the tents of two ISIS members.
45% : Chilling audio seconds after DC plane crash Black Hawk pilot identified after American Airlines crash Massive fire and plane remnants immediately after Philly plane crash Debris from deadly DC plane crash removed from Potomac River Debris recovered from American Airlines flight in Potomac Air traffic control from Philadelphia air crash revealed Haunting air traffic control gasp as plane collides with helicopter Moment a man gets out an 'assault rifle' on London Underground Aviation expert makes sickening admission about DC plane crash Couple caught in lewd act on a Sydney train Dashcam catches explosion from plane that crashed in Philly FILE PHOTO: 84-year-old Syrian Kurdish refugee Mohammad Hassan cries after being forced out of his home in Kobani amid the battle against Islamic State, Sunday, Oct. 26, 2014 Children and young men explain what life is like in Al-Hol camp Islamic State (IS) militants (Rear) stand next to an IS flag atop a hill in the Syrian town of Kobani, October 2014 Word of my presence in the camp spread quickly and before long I was surrounded by people.
42% : The refugees living there are often subjected to intimidation and violence by ISIS members Women stand together al-Hol displacement camp in Hasaka governorate, Syria Men believed to be affiliated with the Islamic State sit in a prison cell in the northeastern Syrian city of Hasakeh Before even reaching the entrance I was utterly gobsmacked by the scale of Al-Hol which appeared as if from nowhere, rising up from the dust and dirt on my approach via a desert road.

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