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Iraq suspends repatriations from Syria's notorious Islamic State camp al-Hol

Iraq’s new government is rethinking how to deal with the thousands of Iraqis stuck for years in northeastern Syria's al-Hol camp.

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A picture shows the Kurdish-run al-Hol camp, which holds relatives of suspected Islamic State fighters in northeastern Syria's Hasakeh governorate, during a security operation by the Kurdish Asayish security forces and the special forces of the Syrian Democratic Forces, on Aug. 26, 2022. — DELIL SOULEIMAN/AFP via Getty Images

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