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Syria extends ceasefire with Kurds to support ISIS detainee transfer

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Members of the Syrian government security forces stand guard as a group of detainees gather at al-Hol camp after the government took control of it following the withdrawal of Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), in Hasaka, Syria, January 21, 2026. (photo credit: REUTERS/KHALIL ASHAWI)
The extension was decided to support a United States operation to transfer Islamic State prisoners from Syria to Iraq, Syria’s defence ministry stated.