Transfer of 2,225 ISIS Detainees from Syria to Iraq
Welat TV – Erbil
A media source reported that Iraq has so far received 2,225 ISIS detainees who had been held in Syria and whose transfer was initiated by the US military last month.
The head of Iraq’s Security Media Cell, Major General Saad Ma’an, told France Press Agency (AFP) on Saturday, February 7, 2026, that “Iraq has received 2,225 terrorists from the Syrian side, both by land and air, in coordination with the US-led International Coalition,” which has been fighting the extremist group since 2014.
He added that those transferred are part of up to 7,000 ISIS detainees, whose relocation from Syria to Iraq was announced last month by the US Central Command (CENTCOM). The move, CENTCOM said at the time, aims to “ensure that terrorists remain in secure detention facilities.”
Ma’an noted that the detainees are currently being held in highly secured official detention centers.
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