Syrian army reportedly enters detention camp holding relatives of IS suspects

Apparent move follows withdrawal of Kurdish forces from al-Hawl, where about 24,000 people are detained

Syria’s army has reportedly entered the country’s vast al-Hawl detention camp that houses relatives of suspected Islamic State jihadists, after Kurdish forces withdrew.

A large group of soldiers opened the camp’s metal gate and entered while others guarded the entrance, according to an Agence France-Presse journalist at the scene.