Humanitarian groups worried north-east Syrian camps holding suspected IS members will lose basic facilities

Summary

Kurdish officials warn that US aid cuts could trigger an Islamic State (IS) resurgence in north-east Syria, where thousands of suspected IS members and families are held in camps.

Blumont, a Virginia-based aid group managing the al-Hol and al-Roj IS detention camps, received a stop-work order on 24 January from the US state department, causing panic when aid workers failed to show up.

The US granted a temporary waiver, but future assistance remains uncertain.

Officials fear worsening conditions could lead to radicalization and IS sleeper cell attacks.