In the Wreckage of ISIS: An Examination of Challenges Confronting Detained and Displaced Populations in Northeastern Syria

Abstract

The territorial defeat of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) left millions of Iraqi and Syrian civilians displaced, along with the families of Syrian, Iraqi, and foreign ISIS fighters. A significant share of the families of ISIS fighters resides in two camps located in Syria, al-Hol and Roj, intermingled with Syrian and Iraqi civilians. There are open questions about the futures of the residents of these camps and the implications of housing innocent, displaced residents alongside or adjacent to the families of ISIS fighters. One of the most-significant challenges of this arrangement is the need to limit the spread of extremist ideology and ISIS recruitment among the children of ISIS fighters' families and other civilians.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 13, 2023
Accession Number
AD1195548

Entities

People

  • Erik E. Mueller
  • Karen M. Sudkamp
  • Nathan Vest
  • Todd C. Helmus

Organizations

  • RAND Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Contingency Operations (Military)
  • Counterterrorism
  • Covid-19
  • Disease Outbreaks
  • Employment
  • Ethnic Groups
  • European Union
  • Geography
  • Health Services
  • Human Population
  • Hygiene
  • International Law
  • International Relations
  • Medical Personnel
  • Minority Groups
  • National Security
  • Societies
  • Terrorism
  • Terrorists

Readers

  • Political Violence and Terrorism Studies.