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Syrian forces take control of prison housing IS members after Kurdish fighters evacuate
- On Friday, Syrian government forces took control of al-Aqtan prison north of Raqqa after nearly 800 Kurdish fighters of the Syrian Democratic Forces evacuated under a negotiated deal, Syria's Interior Ministry said the government prisons authority assumed charge and is reviewing detainee files.
- During a two-week offensive earlier this week, government forces had surrounded al-Aqtan from all sides, and a four-day ceasefire was declared Tuesday night after previous truces collapsed.
- Raqqa governor Abdul-Rahman Salama said al-Aqtan holds up to 2,000 detainees and the SDF said it contains IS-linked prisoners, following U.S. transfers among 9,000 detainees two days earlier.
- The SDF said it completed relocating fighters securing al-Aqtan with U.S.-led coalition support, Gen. Abdul-Qader Tahan inspected the prison Friday, and the Syrian government welcomed the transfer deal.
- U.S. envoy Tom Barrack said the SDF's role `has largely expired` as the Syrian government takes control after a deal signed by Interim President Ahmad al-Sharaa and Mazloum Abdi, following the early January displacement into Hassakeh.
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Syrian Forces Reclaim Al-Aqtan Prison Amid Strategic Transfers
Syrian government forces took control of al-Aqtan prison from Kurdish fighters, part of an ongoing shift in detainee management. This move follows an agreement allowing Syrian Democratic Forces to transition roles, as U.S. support wanes. Al-Aqtan's takeover marks a strategic push to handle IS detainees more centrally.
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