Friday, 13 February, 2026 , 13:02 AFP — The United States Central Command said on Friday it had completed the transfer of thousands of detained Islamic State group suspects held in Syria to Iraq.

Thursday, 12 February, 2026 , 17:44 AFP — The broadcast by Iranian state-controlled television of interviews with several women not wearing the Muslim headscarf during a rally commemorating the Islamic revolution has angered critics of the clerical system who accused authorities of hypocrisy.

Thursday, 12 February, 2026 , 16:10 AFP — The United States on Thursday confirmed its forces have departed Al-Tanf in Syria, as Damascus said its troops took control of the base near the Jordanian and Iraqi borders.

Thursday, 12 February, 2026 , 14:30 AFP — Most foreign families have left northeast Syria's Al-Hol camp, which holds relatives of Islamic State group fighters, since the departure of Kurdish forces who previously guarded it, humanitarian sources told AFP on Thursday.

Thursday, 12 February, 2026 , 12:33 AFP — Most foreign families have left northeast Syria's Al-Hol camp, which holds relatives of Islamic State group fighters, since the departure of Kurdish forces who previously guarded it, humanitarian sources told AFP on Thursday.

Thursday, 12 February, 2026 , 11:17 AFP — Syria's defence ministry said on Thursday that the army had taken control of the Al-Tanf base after the withdrawal of US forces deployed there as part of the coalition against the Islamic State group.

Thursday, 12 February, 2026 , 10:51 AFP — Most foreign families have left northeast Syria's Al-Hol camp, which holds relatives of Islamic State group fighters, since the departure of Kurdish forces who previously guarded it, humanitarian sources told AFP on Thursday.

Thursday, 12 February, 2026 , 10:23 AFP — Most foreign families have fled northeast Syria's Al-Hol camp, which holds relatives of suspected Islamic State group fighters, since the departure of Kurdish forces who previously guarded it, humanitarian sources said Thursday.

Wednesday, 11 February, 2026 , 20:59 AFP — US forces have withdrawn to Jordan from Syria's Al-Tanf base, where they had been deployed as part of the international coalition against the Islamic State group, two Syrian military sources told AFP on Wednesday.

Wednesday, 11 February, 2026 , 17:49 AFP — Hundreds of foreigners were among the Islamic State group detainees transferred in recent weeks by the US military from Syria to Iraq, an Iraqi security official told AFP on Wednesday.