![]() ![]() The camp administration supplies food to the women there, but Magda and one of the Ukrainians there say they did not eat the ready-made meals because they noticed the mice had gotten to them first. This strictness is also imposed by the residents of the camp, or rather, by some of them. Residents cannot leave al-Hawl, and entry for outsiders is on a person-to-person basis. It is guarded by barbed wire and hundreds of armed guards. During the winter – especially at night – there are extremely cold winds which are sometimes accompanied by sandstorms. That is why al-Hawl is often called the bomb that, when it explodes, will feed into other extremist groups around the world.Īl-Hawl is located in the desert. The children in the camp had no education and no psychological help, although many residents had experienced traumatic experiences and lived through the worst moments of the war. It was disorganized and overcrowded, with very limited access to health care, leading to the spread of disease. The International Committee of the Red Cross described the situation in the camp as “apocalyptic”. From that time its population suddenly increased almost sevenfold. The Prison CampĪl-Hawl has existed since 1991, but it became famous in March 2017. You wouldn’t believe it, but I dream of seeing trees, or touching grass. The children are not being brought up properly and they have no classes. However, it is relatively easy for women to hide it, because they are covered from head to toe. ![]() You can only communicate with her via messenger, but Magda can’t always write because an official phone is not permitted in the camp. Magda has been in Syria for six years, and her daughter was also born there. Most of the residents of the camp are families of members of the Islamic State. 25,000 were Syrians (local authorities are gradually releasing them), 30,000 were Iraqis, and 10,000 were citizens of other countries. ![]() Until recently, the camp was home to 65,000 people, more than two-thirds of whom were children. ISIS was defeated by the Syrian Democratic Forces (Kurdish and Arab militias) with the support of an international coalition led by the United States in late March 2019.įor the past year and a half Magda has lived in the al-Hawl refugee camp in eastern Syria. She settled in the self-proclaimed Caliphate shortly after its proclamation and remained there until almost the last day of its existence. Magda, originally from Warsaw, was a teenager when she traveled to the Syrian territory controlled by the Islamic State. I know it was my choice, but I don’t want to die here. At first they said they were looking into the situation, but then they stopped answering. My mother reported my case to various Polish authorities, wrote statements, but they did nothing. I hate the Islamic State because they lied to me, but I blame myself for being in this situation. ![]()
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