The U.S. military said it has transferred 150 and could eventually move as many as 7,000 Islamic State fighters out of prisons in Syria’s northeast to Iraq, as the Syrian government wrestles for control of the region from Kurdish-led forces.

The U.S. military said it had transferred 150 Islamic State detainees from northeastern Syria to Iraq and could eventually move as many as 7,000, as the Syrian government assumes control of the region from Kurdish-led forces.

The move comes as Syrian government forces take control of north-eastern areas where Kurdish-led forces have long controlled.

The US thanked Iraq for its cooperation to transfer up to 7,000 prisoners out of Syria, after the Kurdish-led SDF lost control over the territory where the prisoner camps were held.

The move comes as Syrian government forces take control of north-eastern areas where Kurdish-led forces have long controlled.

The move comes as Syrian government forces take control of north-eastern areas where Kurdish-led forces have long controlled.

Up to to 7,000 detainees could be transferred to Iraqi-controlled facilities, as Syria's new government take control of a sprawling camp from the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces.

Up to to 7,000 detainees could be transferred to Iraqi-controlled facilities, as Syria's new government take control of a sprawling camp from the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces.

U.S. forces moved 150 ISIS detainees from Syria to Iraq as CENTCOM began a transfer operation involving up to 7,000 radical prisoners.

A U.S. official estimates “about 200 low-level Islamic State fighters” escaped during a clash between Syrian government forces and the Kurds.