Iraq says about 3,000 Islamic State prisoners transferred from Syria

Record ID: 2340278

  • Title: Iraq says about 3,000 Islamic State prisoners transferred from Syria
  • Date: 13th February 2026
  • Summary: MUNICH, GERMANY (FEBRUARY 13, 2026) (REUTERS) (SOUNDBITE) (English) IAQ'S FOREIGN MINISTER FUAD HUSSEIN SAYING: "No, our relationship is based on the mutual interest and also historical relationships. So United States played an important role in helping us in defeating the terrorist organisation ISIS. And in fact, it was the first period of President Trump when ISIS terror
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  • Keywords: Iran Iraq Islamic State Syria msc munich usa
  • Location: MUNICH, GERMANY
  • City: MUNICH, GERMANY
  • Country: Germany
  • Topics: Conflicts/War/Peace,Europe,International/National Security
  • Reuters ID: LVA001528213022026RP1
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text:About 3,000 Islamic State detainees have been transferred from Syrian prisons to Iraq and the process is continuing, with Baghdad in talks with other countries to repatriate them soon, Iraq's foreign minister said on Friday (February 13).
    Speaking in an interview with Reuters on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference, Fuad Hussein said Baghdad would need financial aid to deal with the influx and was worried about a rise in Islamic State activity just over the border in Syria.
    Islamic State seized large tracts of Syria and Iraq in 2014 before it was driven out by U.S.-led coalition forces five years later, and many of its militants were detained, although remnants of the jihadist group still operate.
    (Production: John Irish, Anna Dittrich)
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