Iraqi Analyst Warns of U.S. Plan to Repatriate ISIS Families from Syria
Mohammad al-Dhari, an Iraqi political analyst, has warned of signs indicating the beginning of a new U.S. initiative aimed at pressuring Iraqi governmental institutions. The plan is reportedly intended to facilitate the return of family members of ISIS fighters from Syria’s al-Hol camp to liberated areas in Iraq.
According to al-Dhari, this move could have serious consequences for Iraq’s stability and security, describing it as a “ticking time bomb” that could trigger new crises at any moment. He believes that behind the plan are efforts by U.S. agencies and armed groups affiliated with Abu Mohammad al-Julani to exploit these transfers in order to revive destructive and terrorist activities in northern Iraq.
He explained that the plan involves transferring approximately 13,000 relatives of ISIS members from al-Hol camp to the al-Jadaa camp in Iraq’s Nineveh province, with the possibility that they may later be relocated to other areas in Iraq.
Regional analysts have expressed concern that such movements, if carried out without oversight and careful planning, could pave the way for the resurgence of terrorist networks in Iraq and pose serious threats to the gains made in recent years in the fight against ISIS.
Meanwhile, the Taliban administration in Afghanistan, despite its anti-terrorist rhetoric, has yet to take a clear stance on similar activities along its eastern borders—raising questions about its true commitment to combating extremism.
