A photograph shows prisoners? outfits left on the ground at the Ash Shaddadah prison after Syrian government forces took control of the facility in the countryside of the city of Hasakeh on Jan. 20, 2026. (Credit: Omar Haj Kadour/AFP)
Iraq's Supreme Judicial Council said on Thursday it would begin legal proceedings against Islamic State detainees transferred from Syria, a day after the U.S. military announced its forces had transferred 150 of the suspected militants from Syria to Iraq.
The U.S. military said its operation could eventually see 7,000 detainees moved out of Syria.
Iraq's Supreme Judicial Council said on Thursday it would begin legal proceedings against Islamic State detainees transferred from Syria, a day after the U.S. military announced its forces had transferred 150 of the suspected militants from Syria to Iraq.
The U.S. military said its operation could eventually see 7,000 detainees moved out of Syria.
