Women and children face abuse in Syria’s al-Roj camp amid chaotic handover

Concerns are mounting for the safety of women and children held in Syrian prison camps for detainees with suspected links to the Islamic State group as control shifts from Kurdish authorities to the Syrian government. Women in the al-Roj camp report suffering mistreatment, including beatings and threats, during nightly raids by security forces. Detainees describe being forced from their tents, stripped of warm clothing, and doused with water in freezing temperatures. There are also allegations of extortion, with families being asked to pay thousands of dollars for the return of children taken from their mothers.