Syria, Iraq and ISIS
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As many as 60 people, including 35 children, with connections to the UK are in Syrian prisons and camps now engulfed by fighting
U.S. forces moved 150 ISIS detainees from Syria to Iraq as CENTCOM began a transfer operation involving up to 7,000 radical prisoners.
The Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces said that it asked for help from a U.S. coalition base but that it "did not intervene, despite repeated calls for intervention."
President Trump’s bet on Syria’s new leader is facing a pivotal moment, as Kurdish forces are under attack from President Ahmed al-Sharaa’s forces in the northeast and facing growing pressure to fold into the central government.
Kurdistan Region Prime Minister Masrour Barzani met with French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot in Davos on Thursday, the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) said in a statement, noting that the two officials discussed regional developments,
Chaos around prisons holding ISIS detainees in Syria is highlighting security risks for U.S. forces in the region.
Security at the biggest ISIS detention camp in Syria has collapsed as Syrian Kurds withdraw to face advancing government forces.
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Syria fighting: Government says four-day ceasefire with SDF reached
Syria and the SDF agree on a four-day ceasefire in Hasakah to pursue integration talks, with US support & hopes for a longer-term deal