Iraq: Ankara agrees to take back Turkish citizens among Daesh detainees transferred from Syria
Iraq took in the detainees in an operation arranged with the United States after Kurdish forces retreated and shut down camps and prisons
February 23, 2026 11:58
Iraq’s foreign minister said on Monday Turkiye had agreed to take back Turkish citizens from among thousands of Daesh detainees transferred to Iraq from Syria when camps and prisons there were shut in recent weeks.
Iraq took in the detainees in an operation arranged with the United States after Kurdish forces retreated and shut down camps and prisons which had housed Daesh suspects for nearly a decade.
