US to transfer Islamic State prisoners from Syria to Iraq
The US military has started transferring up to 7,000 Islamic State (IS) detainees from prisons in northeastern Syria to Iraq, as Syria’s new government asserts control over territories long governed autonomously by Kurdish-led forces. US Central Command (Centcom) reported that 150 IS fighters have already been moved from Hassakeh province to a “secure location” in Iraq. Charlotte Lam reports.
The US military has started transferring up to 7,000 Islamic State (IS) detainees from prisons in northeastern Syria to Iraq, as Syria’s new government asserts control over territories long governed autonomously by Kurdish-led forces. US Central Command (Centcom) reported that 150 IS fighters have already been moved from Hassakeh province to a “secure location” in Iraq. Charlotte Lam reports.
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