Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Families of Islamist prisoners at Roumieh prison carry pictures of their beloved ones during a protest outside the government ...

BAGHDAD -- The decision to move prisoners of the Islamic State group from northeast Syria to detention centers in Iraq came after a request by officials in Baghdad that was welcomed by the U.S.-led ...

The United States said it launched an operation Wednesday that could move thousands of Islamic State group jihadists from Syria to Iraq, as Syrian and Kurdish-led forces traded accusations of ...

The latest prisoner transfer reduces Guantanamo's inmate population to 93, the lowest level since Obama took office in 2009 promising to shut the internationally condemned prison. Oman's state news ...

Dabiri-Erewa made the call on the side line of an international seminar on Nigeria-China relations in Abuja on Thursday. She said that there were about 500 Nigerians in Chinese prisons detained for ...

US begins IS prisoner transfer as Syria govt, Kurds trade attack blame Maher al-Mounes with Omar Haj Kadour in Al-Hol AFP Jan 21, 2026 Updated Jan 22, 2026 OMAR HAJ KADOUR At Al-Hol, an AFP ...