The United Nations (UN) says it will take over management of a camp in north-eastern Syria holding holding thousands of people with alleged links to the jihadist group Islamic State (IS), BBC reported. 

It comes after Kurdish-led forces that had been running the camp withdrew in the face of an advance by Syrian government forces, triggering unrest that forced aid agencies to suspend operations.

Residents were reported to have rushed camp perimeters in an apparent attempt to escape, prompting unrest and looting, according to BBC.