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U.S.-backed SDF hands over 280 Islamic State fighters to Iraq
Source: Reuters
WORLD NEWS FEBRUARY 24, 2019 / 4:40 PM / UPDATED 26 MINUTES AGO
U.S.-backed SDF hands over 280 Islamic State fighters to Iraq
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) have handed over 280 Iraqi Islamic State fighters to Iraq so far, a statement from Iraq’s military said on Sunday.
The statement said that this group was part of a larger contingent of more than 500 Iraqis in SDF custody inside Syria. The process was still ongoing to repatriate the rest.
Reporting by Ahmed Rasheed; writing by Raya Jalabi; Editing by Cynthia Osterman
U.S.-backed SDF hands over 280 Islamic State fighters to Iraq
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) have handed over 280 Iraqi Islamic State fighters to Iraq so far, a statement from Iraq’s military said on Sunday.
The statement said that this group was part of a larger contingent of more than 500 Iraqis in SDF custody inside Syria. The process was still ongoing to repatriate the rest.
Reporting by Ahmed Rasheed; writing by Raya Jalabi; Editing by Cynthia Osterman
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-mideast-crisis-islamicstate-iraq/u-s-backed-sdf-hands-over-280-islamic-state-fighters-to-iraq-idUSKCN1QD0VJ