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Syria Detains 2,300 Women and Children Indefinitely at Roj

By Drooid · Sep 22, 2026, 10:56 AM UTC · How we work

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Syria detains over 2,300 women and children indefinitely at Roj camp in the northeast.
A UN inquiry reports increased night raids, extortion and violence inside Roj camp.
UN rapporteur Fionnuala Ni Aolain says detainees lack any legal basis or due process.
After the SDF dissolved on Aug 25, the Syrian state assumed responsibility for Roj camp.
Beatrice Eriksson says boys as young as 12 were sent to rehab centres, some later to Iraq.

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Syria detains over 2,300 women and children indefinitely at Roj camp in the northeast.
A UN inquiry reports increased night raids, extortion and violence inside Roj camp.
UN rapporteur Fionnuala Ni Aolain says detainees lack any legal basis or due process.
After the SDF dissolved on Aug 25, the Syrian state assumed responsibility for Roj camp.
Beatrice Eriksson says boys as young as 12 were sent to rehab centres, some later to Iraq.