ERBIL, Kurdistan Region of Iraq – The Iraqi parliament is set to summon the ministers of defense and interior, as well as the heads of Iraqi security services to review security at the Iraqi-Syrian border, amid concerns over potential breaches by Islamic State (ISIS) affiliates as developments in Syria unfold.

"The parliament will host the Ministers of Defense and Interior and the leaders of the security services next week to follow up on the readiness of the borders with Syria," Iraq's state newspaper Al Sabah reported on Wednesday, citing First Deputy Speaker of Iraq's parliament Adnan Faihan.

The move comes after Damascus-affiliated forces have attacked several prisons under the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces' (SDF) control, which hold tens of thousands of ISIS members and their families, with hundreds of the jihadist having gained their freedom as Syrian forces capture the prisons and camps.

Iraqi security forces have already captured at least one alleged ISIS leader who crossed the border. Iraq's Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) announced late Tuesday that they had captured a leader in the extremist organization named "Mahmoud Hassan al-Jubouri, who was directly responsible for the organization's cells in Syria and Nineveh."

"We confirm our confidence in the capabilities of the security services to maintain the security and stability of Iraq," Faihan said, urging Iraqi security forces to "unite ranks to thwart attempts to destabilize Iraq's security and unity."

Influential Iraqi Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr on Monday called on Damascus to hand over ISIS prisoners of Iraqi origin to the Iraqi government, following breaches at ISIS detention facilities amid ongoing clashes in the border province of Hasaka, asserting that he holds Baghdad and Erbil “fully responsible” for any border violations. 

"The Syrian authorities must be asked to hand over the Iraqi detainees to the Iraqi government,” Sadr said in a statement, calling on the security forces to “raise their level of readiness and remain vigilant."

The powerful Shiite cleric issued a similar statement on Saturday, calling for tightened security at the border with Syria. Hours prior to Sadr's Monday statement, the interior ministry said that “all Iraqi borders are secure, and our borders with Syria are the most secure and fortified.”

Also on Wednesday, Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia' al-Sudani started a field tour to follow up on "the readiness of our armed forces securing the Iraqi-Syrian border," visiting the Ain al-Assad air base in Anbar, that returned to Iraqi forces days prior after being evacuated by the US-led Global Coalition against ISIS. The premier also visited the Iraqi-Syrian border crossing in Al Qaim later on the same day.

The SDF has for years been in charge of many camps and prisons holding ISIS affiliates and family members in Rojava, after the Kurdish-led and US-backed force fought the lion’s share of the battle and territorially defeated ISIS in Syria in 2019.

The Kurdish-led Rojava administration has repeatedly warned of “real danger” with the factions, harboring an extremist Islamist ideology, attacking the Kurdish-led forces and taking over the prisons. The SDF has also released footage purporting to show the factions releasing ISIS detainees.