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Iraqi services on high alert following Islamic State prisoner transfer

Vehicles outside the Al-Hol camp, located in northeastern Syria, now under the control of Syrian government forces. It housed numerous people suspected of having links with the jihadist group Islamic State.
Vehicles outside the Al-Hol camp, located in northeastern Syria, now under the control of Syrian government forces. It housed numerous people suspected of having links with the jihadist group Islamic State. © Abdulmonam Eassa/Getty Images Europe via AFP
Since the arrival of 5,700 former Islamic State fighters from Syria in Iraq, Baghdad's intelligence services have been increasingly vigilant, scurrying to manage the detainees and monitor the Iraq-Syria border. The developments come at a time of political tension, with the head of the Iraqi National Intelligence Service potentially set to become the country's next prime minister. [...]
Reading time 2 minutes Fanny Alarcon
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