Iraq’s government said Sunday that US forces have completed a “full withdrawal” from military facilities within the country’s federal territory, which excludes the semiautonomous Kurdistan region where US troops remain.

British-born Islamic State fighters have been evacuated by the US military from Syria to Iraq, where they could face the death penalty.

BAGHDAD -- 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 the Syrian government, officials said Thursday.

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 the Syrian government,

American forces left the base in western Iraq on Saturday, after using the installation for years as part of anti-ISIS operations.

Iraq announced the complete withdrawal of troops from the international coalition led by the US from all military bases in the country.

U.S.-backed SDF forces and the Syrian government have traded blame over the escape Monday of ISIS members from the Shaddedeh prison on the border with Iraq.

Iraq says its borders are secure but warns that escalating instability in Syria, particularly around ISIS detention prisons, poses growing risks.