THE NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISER, QASSEM AL-ARAJI, CALLED FOR THE RESCUE OF MORE THAN 20,000 MINORS IN THE SYRIAN AL-HOL CAMP.

AL-ARAJI SAID, DURING HIS HOSTING ON THE SIDELINES OF THE IRAQ FORUM HELD IN BAGHDAD: “AL-HOL CAMP IS A SECURITY CAMP OF EXCELLENCE, AND IT CONTAINS 7 THOUSAND IRAQI FAMILIES, IN ADDITION TO NEARLY THIS NUMBER OF SYRIANS AND UP TO 10 THOUSAND FOREIGNERS, THE SO-CALLED JIHADISTS.”

THE NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISER DESCRIBED AL-HOL CAMP AS A “TIME BOMB,” IN ADDITION TO THE PRESENCE OF MORE THAN 20,000 MINORS UNDER THE AGE OF PUBERTY AND MANY WOMEN INSIDE.

HE ADDED: “IRAQ IS WORKING TO SETTLE THE ISSUE OF AL-HOL CAMP, AND THE GOVERNMENT IS CONTINUING TO RECEIVE ISIS FAMILIES, AND SO FAR 9 BATCHES HAVE BEEN RECEIVED IN LARGE NUMBERS, AND MOST OF THEM HAVE RETURNED TO THEIR ORIGINAL AREAS AFTER THEIR REINTEGRATION,” STRESSING THAT “THE DECISION TO RETURN THESE FAMILIES CANNOT BE REVERSED, AND WE MUST PROTECT CHILDREN AND WOMEN VICTIMS.”

AL-ARAJI STRESSED THAT THE MEMBERS OF THOSE FAMILIES WANTED BY THE SECURITY FORCES WILL GO TO COURT AND BE TRIED, AND WHOEVER INTERACTS WITH THE INTEGRATION PROGRAM AND IS AN ORDINARY CITIZEN WILL PRACTICE HIS NORMAL LIFE.

HE POINTED OUT THAT THERE ARE 600 FAMILIES WHO HAVE RETURNED TO THEIR AREAS FROM AL-HOL CAMP, AND WE HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THEM, STRESSING THAT “WE SHOULD START REHABILITATING THE WEAKER SIDE, WHO ARE MORE THAN 20,000 UNDER THE AGE OF 18”

SOURCE: NATIONAL IRAQI NEWS AGENCY