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U.S.-backed SDF hand Iraqi, IS fighters to Iraq

U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) handed over tens of IS fighters to Iraq on Thursday.

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A convoy of trucks drive on a dirt road near Baghouz town, northern Deir Ezzor province, eastern Syria, 21 February 2019. Source: EPA

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The handover was the first of several, under an agreement brokered to handover a total of 502 fighters.

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