'They almost killed my child': Women in Syria's Roj camp describe night of gunfire and fear
'They almost killed my child': Women in Syria's Roj camp describe night of gunfire and fear Submitted by Reem Aouir on Sun, 08/02/2026 - 13:58 Women detained in northeast Syria's Roj camp say bullets tore through tents housing children during a confrontation with Kurdish-led security forces A boy shelters from the rain with a plastic bag during a military operation at Camp Roj in Syria's Hasakah…
Women in Syria's Roj camp have described a night of gunfire and fear after Kurdish-led security forces opened fire inside the camp on Friday evening. The violence came after several days of protests by women demanding better treatment inside the facility, which holds thousands of foreign women and children, relatives of suspected Islamic State group fighters.
No one was reported killed or wounded, but the women and children were left severely traumatised by the aftermath of the confrontation. The incident has raised concerns from rights groups over conditions inside Roj and renewed calls for international intervention.
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