US begins transfer of up to 7,000 IS group detainees from Syria to Iraq

The US army has begun transferring up to 7,000 detained Islamic State (IS) group fighters from Syria to prison facilities in Iraq as the Kurdish-led, US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces start handing back Syrian prisons to the government. An initial group of around 150 detainees was moved on Wednesday.

Jan 22, 2026 - 07:00
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US begins transfer of up to 7,000 IS group detainees from Syria to Iraq
The US army has begun transferring up to 7,000 detained Islamic State (IS) group fighters from Syria to prison facilities in Iraq as the Kurdish-led, US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces start handing back Syrian prisons to the government. An initial group of around 150 detainees was moved on Wednesday.

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