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.

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.

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

Mohammed Shia al-Sudani says Syria’s security is vital to Iraq and the region during talks with Tom Barrack, as Washington praises Baghdad’s role in counter-Daesh efforts and regional stability

The move brings to a close more than two decades of American military presence in the western part of the country.

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

The U.S. military said Wednesday it has started transferring detainees from the Islamic State group being held in northeastern Syria to secure facilities in Iraq.The move came after Syrian government forces took control of a sprawling camp,

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