SDF Pulls Back From al-Hol Camp as Syria Clashes Continue

The Kurdish-led SDF withdrew from al-Hol camp housing thousands linked to Islamic State amid ongoing clashes with government forces, citing international indifference to IS. The move follows a ceasefire deal that would transfer control of prisons and camps in northeast Syria to the government, with the SDF redeploying to Kurdish areas and potentially integrating into state security forces; the episode follows a prison breakout in Shaddadi and underscores tensions over custody and governance in the region.