US EditionUS to Transfer Islamic State Prisoners From Syria to Iraq
The transfer aims to prevent mass breakouts amid Syrian advances; CENTCOM states up to 7,000 detainees could be moved to Iraqi facilities for secure detention.
- On Wednesday, U.S. Central Command said U.S. forces moved 150 ISIS fighters from a Hasakah detention facility to secure locations in Iraq, coordinating with the Iraqi government to prevent breakouts.
- Syrian government advances into former SDF-controlled zones prompted urgent transfers after the U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces withdrew, with regional media reports citing nearly 200 ISIS escapes.
- Al-Hol camp holds about 24,000 people, including approximately 14,500 Syrians and nearly 3,000 Iraqis, with some 6,500 highly secured IS supporters held separately.
- Transfers were carried out in co-ordination with regional partners including the Iraqi government, and an Iraqi intelligence general said prisoners will be interrogated and tried as many are highly dangerous.
- CENTCOM warned that ultimately up to 7,000 Isis detainees could be transferred to Iraqi custody as Washington doubts the new Syrian leadership's ability to secure them amid ongoing ISIS sleeper-cell attacks.
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US begins moving thousands of ISIS prisoners from Syria to Iraq
CENTCOM cites the risk of mass escapes as Syrian troops enter former SDF-controlled zones. By Batya Jerenberg, World Israel News The US Army began transferring thousands of ISIS prisoners from Syria to Iraq amid concerns that detainees could escape after Syrian government forces overran Kurdish-held territory in the country’s northeast, where the prisons are located. US Central Command (CENTCOM) said it had “successfully transported 150 ISIS fig…
The U.S. has begun the transfer of ISIS prisoners from Syria to Iraq. Iraqi authorities announced legal action against the alleged jihadists to be housed in prisons. A total of up to 7,000 fighters could be transferred.
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.
US Transfers ISIS Prisoners From Syria to Iraq, as Terrorists Are Freed During Unrest
U.S. forces deployed in the Middle East relocated 150 ISIS prisoners from Syria to Iraq on Jan. 21, amid growing armed clashes in Syria. In an emailed statement on Jan. 21, the U.S. Central Command said its forces carried out the prisoner transfer operation “to help ensure the terrorists remain in secure detention facilities.” Syria has been the site of multiple prison camps, which were established to house suspected members of the ISIS terroris…
Tensions between Syrian leadership and Kurdish militias: The first 150 captured IS fighters have already been flown out by the US in high-security prisons in Iraq. Thousands more are to follow.
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