Concerns over north-east Syria security amid fears IS militants could re-emerge
US military says it has transported ‘IS fighters’ to Iraq after Kurdish-controlled prisons and camps changed handsConcerned western officials said they were closely monitoring the deteriorating security situation in north-east Syria amid fears that Islamic State militants could re-emerge after...
<p>US military says it has transported ‘IS fighters’ to Iraq after Kurdish-controlled prisons and camps changed hands</p><p>Concerned western officials said they were closely monitoring the deteriorating security situation in north-east Syria amid fears that Islamic State militants could re-emerge after the Kurdish defeat at the hands of the Damascus government.</p><p>The US military said it had transported “150 IS fighters” from a frontline prison in Hasakah province across the border to Iraq, and said it was willing to move up to 7,000 to prevent what it warned could be a dangerous breakout.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jan/21/north-east-syria-security-situation-fears-islamic-state-militants">Continue reading...</a>
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