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US withdraws from Iraqi airbase, transfers Islamic State detainees from Syria to Iraq
US forces completed their withdrawal from Ain al Assad Airbase, the Iraqi government said on January 18, fulfilling a US agreement with Iraqi authorities going back to 2024. The withdrawal took place as Syrian government forces pushed back the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces in Syria.

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US transfers thousands of ISIS fighters to Iraq amid Syria security vacuum
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ISIS detainees at the crossroads of security pressures and politics in Iraq
US Urges Nations to Repatriate Their Citizens From Iraqi Facilities With ISIS Members
"The ​United States welcomes the Government of Iraq's initiative to detain ISIS terrorists in ​secure ⁠facilities in Iraq, following recent instability in northeast Syria," Rubio said in a statement.

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Turkey says Syria ceasefire should hold during Islamic State prisoner transfers to Iraq
U.S. Weighs Complete Military Withdrawal From Syria
Iraq Says It Will Prosecute Islamic State Detainees Transferred From Syria
The U.S. military said on Tuesday its forces had transferred 150 ‍Islamic State detainees from Syria ​to Iraq and that the operation could eventually see up to 7,000 detainees moved out of ​Syria.

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The decision to move ISIS prisoners from Syria to Iraq came at the request of Baghdad, officials say
US envoy meets SDF commander, calls for Syria ceasefire to be upheld
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Iraq arrests former security official over execution of Shiite cleric who opposed Saddam Hussein

FILE - Boys sit next to a mural of Shiite clerics Mohammad Baqir al-Sadr, left, and Mohammad Sadiq al-Sadr, right, in Baghdad, Iraq, Saturday, April 6, 2013, painted over a portrait of former dictator Saddam Hussein. (AP Photo/Karim Kadim, File) BAGHDAD ...
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Iraq security deal with Iran sparks tension with US

A security agreement between Iran and Iraq has faced backlash from Washington, which for years has opposed Tehran's close ties with Baghdad. The deal comes as Ali Larijani, head of Iran's Supreme National Security Council, visited Iraq on Monday amid deep ...
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Iraq's displaced Yazidis and security forces cast ballots in early voting in parliament election

DOHUK, Iraq (AP) — Members of Iraqi security forces and displaced people living in camps, including minority Yazidis, cast their ballots Sunday in early voting ahead of this week's parliamentary election in Iraq. The election, which will help determine ...
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U.S. To Reduce Troops In Iraq, Shifting To Strategic Security Partnership

The United States will reduce its military presence in Iraq following successful operations against ISIS, Pentagon officials announced. The drawdown marks a shift from combat operations to a long-term security partnership between Washington and Baghdad.
The Washington Post

Diplomats who were left behind face security problems in Iraq

Now that most U.S. military forces have left Iraq, the American diplomats left behind face serious security problems the State Department is ill-prepared to tackle. That's the grave message the Commission on Wartime Contracting in Iraq and Afghanistan ...