Women and children say guards attack them at night in Syrian camp

Women and children say guards attack them at night in Syrian camp

More than 2,300 women and children held in Roj camp in northeast Syria say guards fire guns at night, throw stones and attack during tent raids, in Sept. 22 interviews. Many are held over suspected ties to ISIL, an extremist group. UN experts say keeping them locked up indefinitely, like jail without end, breaks rules. Damascus now controls the camp.

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