Security Crisis Looms as Syrian Government Advances Threaten IS Detention Facilities

Recent clashes in northeast Syria have exposed a looming security disaster with profound implications for American national interests. Syrian government advances have brought regime forces dangerously close to detention centers housing thousands of Islamic State (IS) militants and their families — a tinderbox that could reignite global terrorism networks we fought hard to dismantle. How Could This Happen on Our Watch? The U.S.-supported Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) captured tens of thousands of IS fighters and affiliates over the past decade, detaining them in multiple prisons and sprawling camps like al-Hol and Roj. These facilities not only contain hardened jihadists but...