ISIS, Syria and Australia
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America’s Kurdish allies oversaw two dozen sites holding thousands of members of the terrorist group and their families. Their withdrawal has left the system in chaos.
Pentagon says "more than 5,700 adult male ISIS fighters" have been moved to Iraq, completing the operation as questions linger over due legal process.
U.S. forces conducted ten strikes against over 30 ISIS targets in Syria as part of ongoing counterterrorism operations to prevent the group's resurgence.
The moves appear to highlight lingering doubts in Washington about the new Syrian government’s ability to ensure security.
The strikes were part of Operation Hawkeye Strike, which was launched in retaliation for an ISIS ambush that killed two American soldiers and an interpreter.
The U.S. military conducted strikes against dozens of ISIS targets inside Syria this month as part of an ongoing “relentless military pressure” campaign on the terrorist network following a December ambush that killed three Americans,
Thousands of former ISIS fighters have been transferred from prisons in Syria to prisons in Iraq in recent weeks. According to Iraqi authorities, this includes Dutch nationals. The Dutch government has no intention of repatriating these prisoners,
U.S. Central Command said its forces conducted 10 strikes against 30 Islamic State targets in Syria, specifically targeted infrastructure and weapon caches.
The U.S. military completed the transfer of thousands of low-level ISIS prisoners from detention in Syria to Iraq, completing the effort that began last month at the request of Baghdad. The transfer operation,
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has acknowledged that ISIS brides have been issued passports, while insisting his government provided “no assistance” to the cohort.