Iraq’s initiative to receive some of the most dangerous ISIS detainees held in north-eastern Syria reflects bigger changes in how the region is approaching counter-terrorism.
The move goes beyond a technical transfer or a temporary solution. It signals a calculated political and security choice to address one of the most complex unresolved challenges of the post-conflict period, rather than allowing it to remain suspended in unstable grey zones.
For years, detention facilities and camps in north-eastern Syria have represented a clear point of imbalance in the regional security equation. These sites are inherently unstable, governed by temporary arrangements and populated by extremist elements of multiple nationalities, all within a fragile environment prone to sudden rupture. Long treated as an emergency solution, this reality has increasingly been viewed internationally as a persistent source of
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