Will Christou
Middle East correspondent for The Guardian, reporting from the region on conflicts and humanitarian issues, here providing on-the-ground coverage of camps and prisons in northeast Syria.
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Jan 28, 2026 • 28min
Can Syria keep the world safe from IS fighters?
Will Christou, Middle East correspondent for The Guardian reporting from northeast Syria, shares on-the-ground coverage of camps and prisons. He describes chaotic scenes at Al-Hol, dire humanitarian conditions and children trapped there. He outlines shifting control between Kurdish and Syrian forces, security risks from escapes and handovers, and the fragile prospects for stability and wider conflict.
