As part of a US-led plan, up to 7,000 suspects are set to be relocated to detention facilities across the border
Iraq has received thousands of Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS) linked detainees from Syria, whom the US military began transferring last month, according to media reports.
The transfers follow a deal in which the Syrian government and Kurdish-led forces reached an agreement, restoring Damascus’ control over key northeastern territories amid a gradual drawdown of US forces from the region.
An unnamed Iraqi official told AFP on Tuesday that 4,500 IS-linked detainees have been transferred so far as part of a US-led plan that could…
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