Northeastern Syria liberates fifty suspected ISIS affiliates due to a general pardon.
In the northeastern region of Syria, predominantly governed by the Kurds, officials liberated fifty individuals on Monday, labeled as IS militants. This act was a portion of an amnesty declared in July, as shared by Reber Kalo from the regional security authorities, speaking to AFP news agency. Kalo did not disclose which prisons they were released from.
Approximately ten thousand individuals, consisting of numerous foreign nationals hailing from various countries, are being detained in the prisons managed by the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), an armed militia linked to the autonomous regional administration. Around one and a half thousand suspected IS members are projected to be granted clemency, but Kalo clarified that only Syrian citizens, not foreigners, are qualified for it. Furthermore, the amnesty only extends to those without bloodshed on their hands.
IS gained substantial territorial control over Syria in the year 2014. However, it wasn't until 2019 that the militant group succumbed to an international military alliance, spearheaded by the United States, and bolstered by Kurdish fighters in Syria.
As of now, roughly 56,000 people reside in the autonomous region's prisons, dispersed across 24 facilities, along with the al-Hol and Roj camps. These individuals include an estimated 30,000 minors. Among the incarcerated is a mix of IS militants and their relatives.
The liberated individuals were transferred to a rehabilitation facility located in the North-east of Syria. Due to the amnesty's conditions, only Syrian IS militants from the northeastern region were set free.
