ISIS prisoners escaped from a northeastern Syria prison and some remain unaccounted for after chaos made tracking impossible, according to Syria analyst Nanar Hawach.

BAGHDAD: Iraq’s Supreme Judicial Council said on Thursday it would begin legal proceedings against detainees of

The Iraqi prime minister and the US special envoy for Syria discussed the situation in the region and the latest developments in Syria.

As fighting in north-eastern Syria between government forces and Kurdish fighters was easing, concerns were growing on Wednesday about an escalation in neighbouring Iraq. Troops of interim Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa's government have captured territory held by the the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF),

The U.S. military has started transferring Islamic State detainees from northeastern Syria to secure facilities in Iraq.

The near collapse of the U.S.’s Kurdish allies has prompted the Pentagon to question the benefits of stationing troops in Syria.