Camps
Overview
In Northeast Syria, the SSWG lists 12 camps hosting approximately 143,000 individuals (30,300 households). The camps are split between 5 Formal camps and 7 Informal camps.
The population in camps is predominantly internally displaced persons (IDPs) from other areas of Syria. There are also, to a lesser extent, populations from Iraq and Third Country Nationals.
Camps have been operational in areas of Northeast Syria for over 30 years however, in the context of the Syrian crisis they have been open since 2013 with the most recent opening in 2020. Overall there is little movement to camps as they are at capacity and there is neither space nor an ability for humanitarian actors to accomodate a higher population in its service provision.
Camps overall benefit from multi-sectoral regular service provision from humanitarian actors. Humanitarian actors are however at capacity in the assistance they provide and there are multiple gaps across camps.
Planned camp
Also can be called a formal camp. Planned tents or other housing units in a site established—e.g. site planning and configuration—by accountable humanitarian actors, and there is a static Camp Management Agency and Camp Administration.
These include the following camps: Al Hol, Areesha, Mahmoudli, Newroz and Roj.
Informal camp
Also can be called an informal site. An organized site that includes tents or other housing units established by non-humanitarian actors, though they may be later organized by humanitarian actors. There is a Camp Administration or civil council present, and in many cases a mobile or static Camp Management Agency.
These include the following camps: Abu Khashab, Menbij East Old, Menbij East New, Serekaniye, Tel Saman, Twahina and Washokani.
REACH Syria briefing note focusing on camps in Northeast Syria. This note brings together findings from their regular assessments in all 12 camps highlighting specific needs and trends identified across these last-resort sites.