The US has transported another American citizen who is alleged to have been an ISIS fighter back to American soil from Syria in order to face trial for his alleged involvement with the terror group, according to two US officials familiar with the matter
The officials said the individual, a dual US-Turkish national, had been previously held by the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces, a group of Kurdish-led anti-ISIS fighters. The SDF are currently holding over 2,000 foreign ISIS fighters from over 50 countries, a group that includes several hundred Europeans, according to one US official.One of the ISIS 'Beatles' says he's sorry. Will confessions save these fighters from death row? The US military helped facilitate the transfer.
US officials told CNN in April that they were investigating reports that some of those detainees were US citizens.The foreigners are among the more than 9,000 ISIS fighters being held by the SDF, with the majority of those being Syrian and Iraqi nationals. An additional 60,000 of what the US government refers to as ISIS"affiliates" are staying in makeshift camps where the SDF has a security presence.
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