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US thwarted near-catastrophic prison break of 6,000 ISIS fighters in Syria
Nearly 6,000 high-risk ISIS detainees were swiftly moved from northern Syrian prisons to Iraqi custody to prevent a mass breakout and ISIS resurgence, officials said.
- A U.S.-led operation moved nearly 6,000 ISIS detainees from northern Syria into Iraqi custody in a weeks-long effort that averted a mass escape, officials said.
- Amid escalating fighting, officials said the Syrian Democratic Forces' attention was strained by early January, raising fears of prison collapse.
- The ODNI organized daily interagency calls, while CENTCOM provided helicopter lifts and FBI teams enrolled detainees biometrically in Iraq, official said.
- Iraqi authorities are holding detainees at a facility near Baghdad International Airport, with FBI enrolling biometrically and the State Department urging countries of origin to repatriate fighters.
- Separately, families held in camps such as al-Hol were not transferred, with officials saying al-Hol is `pretty much being emptied out` and children approaching fighting age raise security concerns.
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US completes transfer of nearly 6,000 ISIS terrorists from Syria to Iraq
The ODNI's National Counterterrorism Center helped oversee the transfer of over 5,700 prisoners, which was led by the United States Central Command, and provided critical intelligence support and coordination of the mission.
US Averted Mass ISIS Escape From Syrian Prisons, Officials Say (Worthy News Investigation)
by Stefan J. Bos, Worthy News Chief International Correspondent DAMASCUS (Worthy News) – The United States military has helped avert a potentially catastrophic mass escape of thousands of Islamic State (ISIS) militants from detention facilities in northeastern Syria as instability deepened in the region, officials said. More than 5,700 adult male ISIS detainees were recently transferred from prisons in Syria to Iraqi custody in a U.S.-supported …
US thwarted near-catastrophic prison break of 6,000 ISIS fighters in Syria | Fox Wilmington WSFX-TV
close Video ISIS could exploit Syria power shift, analyst warns As Kurdish control collapses in northeast Syria, analyst Brian Carter explains how poor detention records and rushed releases could give ISIS a window to regroup during the transition. NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! EXCLUSIVE: This was the kind of prison break officials say could have changed the region, and perhaps even the world, overnight. Nearly 6,000 ISIS detai…
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