BAGHDAD: An air strike hit a military base in southern Iraq housing the Iran-backed Kataeb Hezbollah group on Tuesday, a source from the armed faction said.
The Jurf Al-Nasr base, which serves as one of the main bastions of the powerful Tehran-backed group, has been struck several times since the start of the war in the Middle East.
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Air strike hits Iraq base housing pro-Iran group: faction source
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Air strike hits Iraq base housing pro-Iran group: faction source
- The Jurf Al-Nasr base has been struck several times since the start of the war
Syrian government, Kurdish-led SDF exchange prisoners in Hasakah
- 100 detainees released by each side under new peace deal
LONDON: The Syrian government and the Syrian Democratic Forces exchanged prisoners as part of an agreement to end their conflict and integrate the Kurdish-led group into state institutions in Damascus.
The operation resulted in the release of 100 detainees from prisons operated by the government and 100 from SDF-run prisons in Hasakah, the Syrian Arab News Agency reported.
The prisoners released by the SDF were met at the Panorama roundabout in Hasakah by a presidential team and members of the Internal Security Forces.
Brig. Gen. Ziad al-Ayesh is the presidential envoy overseeing the implementation of the Jan. 29 agreement with the SDF, which stipulates the Syrian government’s control over the northeastern region, including Hasakah and Qamishli.
The agreement helped bring an end to the conflict between the two sides and established a phased process to integrate the SDF’s military and administrative capabilities into central government institutions, with civilian and security affairs controlled from Damascus.
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