Baghdad, March 15, 2026 (AFP) - Iraq warns of strikes near prison housing IS detainees

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2026-03-15

Iraq warned on Sunday that drone attacks near Baghdad airport threatened the security of the nearby prison housing Islamic State group suspects recently brought from Syria. In February, the United States completed the transfer of 5,700 IS detainees from Syria to Iraq. They have been held since in Baghdad's al-Karkh prison, once a US Army detention centre known as Camp Cropper, which is part of Baghdad airport's complex. Justice ministry spokesper......

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