U.S. Moves ISIS Detainees From Northeast Syria to Iraq as Four-Day Ceasefire Takes Hold

Overview

• U.S. Central Command said it began an expedited transfer of detainees, moving 150 people with plans that could reach up to 7,000.
• Iraq’s Supreme Judicial Council confirmed receipt of the initial group and said courts will open cases against suspects held in Iraqi facilities.
• Syria’s Defense Ministry announced a four-day truce, and the Kurdish-led SDF pledged to observe it while agreeing to relinquish control of prisons and other critical sites.
• Integration talks between interim president Ahmed al-Sharaa and SDF leader Mazloum Abdi collapsed, and Syrian Army reinforcements were observed moving toward Hasakah.
• Reports of prison unrest included a claimed escape of about 200 detainees from al-Shaddadi, prompting urgency in the U.S.-led transfer effort.