The decision to move prisoners of the Islamic State group from northeast Syria to detention centers in Iraq came after a request by officials in Baghdad that was welcomed by the U.S.-led coalition and...

Turkey's foreign minister said the current ceasefire in Syria should remain in place while Islamic State prisoners are transferred to Iraq, saying this would limit security risks.

An Iraqi security official confirmed that the decision to transfer the prisoners was an Iraqi initiative, driven by the nation's security interests, rather than leaving them in Syria.