Â鶹Éç

What next for Syria’s detention camps and their residents? After the fall of the ‘Islamic State caliphate’, tens of thousands of women and children from around the world - followers of the group as well as its victims - ended up in a handful of camps in north-eastern Syria. Until recently run by the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces, those camps are now under the control of the Syrian authorities, who are in the process of closing them down and repatriating their residents.

This three-part series explores the trauma that led to the prolonged existence of these camps. In part one, we picture what life has been like inside the tent city of al-Hol, and find out who its residents are.

Contributors: Mina al-Lami, Jiyar Gol, Barry Marston, Mohammed Al-Jumaily
Producer: Kriszta Satori, Elchin Suleymanov
Presenter: Krassi Ivanova Twigg
Music: Pete Cunningham