ISIS in Iraq and Syria/map of field activities from 2018 to 2026

Service of Iraq and the Kurdistan Region - The ISIS group has been responsible for thousands of terrorist operations between 2018 and 2025, most of which were concentrated in the provinces of Diyala, Kirkuk, Salah al-Din, and Anbar, and a total of 5,772 operations. In Syria, this group conducted 416 operations during 2024 and 2025, but the number of these operations decreased from 288 in 2024 to 128 in 2025.

Iraqi Minister of Justice:

ISIS prisoners are not transferred to the Kurdistan region

Iraq and Kurdistan Region Service - Khaled Shawani, the Minister of Justice of Iraq, announced that none of the ISIS prisoners will be transferred to the prisons of the Kurdistan Region.

Transfer of 2,000 ISIS prisoners with Turkish citizenship from Syria to Iraq

Syria Service - About two thousand ISIS prisoners with Turkish citizenship will be transferred to Iraq from the prisons of the Syrian Democratic Forces. This process was carried out in the framework of the tripartite security agreement between Baghdad, Washington and Ankara and includes the prominent leaders of ISIS with charges of genocide and crimes against humanity.

Supreme Judicial Council of Iraq:

The trial of ISIS elements is carried out according to Iraqi laws

The Iraq and Kurdistan Region Service - The Supreme Judicial Council of Iraq, pointing out that the trial of ISIS elements who were transferred from Syria is conducted according to Iraqi laws, predicted that the investigation with them will last 4 to 6 months.

Nechirvan Barzani:

ISIS is still a threat to the stability of the region

Iraq and Kurdistan Region Service - The head of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq stated in a joint press conference with the French Foreign Minister that ISIS is still a threat to the stability of the region.