00:00As the security landscape in northeast Syria is being reshaped, a notable field operation is underway.
00:07The U.S. military has begun transferring detainees from ISIS facilities in the region to secure sites inside Iraq,
00:15in a move aimed at preventing escapes and ensuring strict oversight.
00:20According to a spokesperson for U.S. Central Command, the operation started with the transfer of 150 fighters,
00:27with the total number of detainees expected to reach around 7,000 in later phases.
00:33The move coincided with a phone call between Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharah and CENTCOM Commander Brad Cooper,
00:41during which they discussed the transfer plan, the ceasefire with the Syrian Democratic Forces,
00:46and ways to strengthen joint cooperation to decisively defeat ISIS in Syria and the wider region.
00:52The step also comes amid a decline in SDF control across parts of northeast Syria,
00:59raising security concerns over roughly 12 prisons and detention camps holding ISIS members that had previously been under its guard.
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