Turkey says Syria ceasefire should hold during Islamic State prisoner transfers to Iraq

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Syrian security forces outside al-Aqtan prison, where some Islamic State detainees are held, in Raqqa

ANKARA, ​Jan 23 (Reuters) - Turkey's foreign minister said the ⁠current ceasefire in Syria should remain ‍in place while ​Islamic State prisoners are transferred to Iraq, saying ​this would limit security risks.

Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said in ‌a televised interview that ‌the truce between Syrian ​government forces and the Kurdish-led Syrian ‌Democratic Forces was necessary ⁠to prevent instability ‌during ​the transfer process and to avoid further ⁠destabilisation in ⁠northern and eastern Syria.

(Reporting ​by Ece ToksabayEditing by ‌Ros Russell)

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