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Transfer of IS prisoners to Iraq puts renewed pressure on European governments

Relatives of suspected Islamic State jihadists, stand behind a fence in Al-Hol camp in the desert region of Syria's Hasakeh province on 21 January 2026. AFP - OMAR HAJ KADOUR

The transfer of senior Islamic State detainees from Syria to Iraq has reignited pressure on European governments to confront the long-deferred issue of bringing home and prosecuting their citizens.

Europeans were among 150 senior Islamic State (IS) detainees transferred this week by the US military from Kurdish custody in Syria to neighbouring Iraq, as Baghdad renewed calls for EU states to take back and prosecute their nationals.

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