hol-

1. variant of holo- before a vowel.

   holiatry.

hol-

combining form

1. a variant of holo-

Example Sentences

Although the pace of repatriations has picked up — neighboring Iraq recently returned hundreds of its citizens — many countries remain reluctant to bring back citizens from the al Hol and al Roj camps, which now hold about 30,000 people from more than 60 countries, most of them children.

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Iraq has been urging other countries to repatriate their citizens from al Hol, describing the camp at a conference held in June in Baghdad as a “source for terrorism.”

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The commander of the Syrian Democratic Forces which guards detainees at Camp Hol, said IS is regrouping and is smuggling money into the camps, which can be used to buy weapons, and plan escapes and attacks.

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He reinforced the importance of Iraq continuing its gradual efforts to repatriate those Iraqis with ties to the Islamic State who are currently held in prison camps for Islamic State families in northeastern Syria, such as the sprawling Al Hol camp.

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Central Command, the Islamic State has some 10,000 fighters and leaders in detention in Syria in addition to more than 25,000 in the Al Hol camp, adding that they are vulnerable to radicalization.

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