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Al-Araby
Al-Araby
Dozens of children in the Al-Hol camp in northeast Syria, an area under the control of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), are dying as a result of the appalling camp conditions and a lack of the most basic safeguards or medical care. Hunger and disease are the primary killers, with child camp residents growing up in a deeply unsafe environment, the harsh realities of which have been revealed by residents and workers from the international organisations present in the camp. Last April, Zayneb Al-Assi fled with her three children from the Al-Hol camp, which is situated to the south of the Al-Ho…