Fact-finding trip led by Graham

 

U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) recently led a fact-finding mission to the Al-Hol refugee camp in northeastern Syria that holds the wives and children of dead or captured Islamic State fighters. American military leaders have expressed concern it could become a breeding ground for “ISIS 2.0.”

 

Graham also visited a detention facility in Hasaka where some of the adult men and teenage boys are housed. Earlier this year, ISIS staged a major attack and breakout attempt on the prison leading to a fierce two week battle with many fatalities.

 

“Most people think the war with ISIS is over. They don’t think about how you repair the damage,” said Senator Graham. “What do you do with the prisoners? How do you give young people better options? That’s why they give wars numbers — they just keep repeating.”