ERBIL, Kurdistan Region — An Iraqi girl was found dead on Sunday at Syria’s al-Hol camp after being shot seven times, medical sources told a local news agency.
The 17-year-old was found dead by internal security forces (Asayesh) and had been shot in several areas “by unknown forces,” North Press Agency reported a medical source from the Kurdish Red Crescent as saying.
Her identity is currently unknown and Asayesh are investigating the incident, the report added.
Approximately 68,000 people – Syrians, Iraqis, and foreigners – are held in al-Hol camp in Hasaka province. Most are the wives and children of Islamic State (ISIS fighters). Some 43,000 of them are children.
The camp is run by the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), which has repeatedly warned of a volatile security situation and its limited capacity to control camp residents.
Security guards often come under attack from camp residents, and Iraqis have also been targeted in a wave of attacks.
Two Iraqi refugees were killed by silenced weapons in two different attacks in October, SDF-affiliated Hawar News reported.
An Iraqi woman was found strangled with an electric cable in September. Her brother was allegedly also killed by ISIS women in the camp.
Another Iraqi refugee was killed with a silenced pistol after being shot four times on August 16, according to Hawar News. Three people were wounded in an “armed attack” on August 13, it added.
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