The US military has taken two men who were a part of a British ISIS cell accused of killing Americans into custody
It comes amid US concerns that the Turkish offensive in northeastern Syria could result in ISIS prisoners escaping from undermanned prisons guarded by Syrian Democratic Forces inside Syria.President Donald Trump said Wednesday that some of the most dangerous ISIS prisoners had been moved,"putting them in other areas where it's secure," a possible reference to the high-profile British ISIS detainees.
But he admitted taking email addresses from European hostages and assisting in the ransom negotiations that followed with relatives and friends."I was a fighter," Kotey said."Extracting from them email addresses for communications. For example, if it was a proof of life question, something that only they would be able to answer." Asked why he agreed to this task, he replied:"It just so happened that way.
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