The US navy has begun transferring ISIL detainees from northeastern Syria to Iraq, citing fears of instability and potential jail breaks.
CENTCOM says 150 prisoners have already been moved from Hasakah, with as much as 7,000 probably transferred within the coming days.
Washington says the operation is being coordinated with the Iraqi authorities to make sure safe and orderly transfers.
The transfer indicators a shift away from reliance on the Kurdish-led SDF, because the US deepens cooperation with Damascus on counter-ISIL efforts.
Latest clashes between the SDF and Syrian authorities forces have raised issues that chaos might permit ISIL to regroup.
Greater than 100 detainees reportedly escaped from a jail in Hasakah, heightening urgency.
The transfers are going down throughout a fragile ceasefire, amid fears the scenario in Syria’s northeast might deteriorate additional.
Al Jazeera’s Ayman Oghanna joins us dwell from Damascus to debate the newest developments.
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