AL-HOL, Syria: The US military said Wednesday it has started transferring detainees from the Daesh group being held in northeastern Syria to secure facilities in Iraq. The move came after Syrian government forces took control of a sprawling camp, housing thousands of mostly women and children, from the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces, or SDF, which withdrew as part of a ceasefire. Troops on Monday seized a prison in the northeastern town of Shaddadeh, where some Daesh detainees escaped and many were recaptured, state media reported.

The United States on Wednesday said it launched an operation that could ultimately transfer up to 7,000 detainees affiliated with the Daesh terrorist group...

The move comes as Syrian government forces take control of north-eastern areas where Kurdish-led forces have long controlled.