US officials say more than 2,000 suspected foreign ISIS fighters are being held in Syria
A US defense official tells CNN that the detainees are being biometrically screened and only a little over 1,000 have been confirmed to be foreign nationals but that the number is expected go up as the screening progresses. "Currently, we can confirm more than 1,000 foreign terrorist fighters from more than 50 countries in SDF custody. We anticipate that number will rise as we work with the SDF to verify the national identities of ISIS fighters in SDF custody," Pentagon spokesman Cdr.
The fate of the detained"foreign terrorist fighters" has been a major concern for US military planners as they seek to execute President Donald Trump's orders to substantially reduce the 2,000 US troops that are currently in Syria.Senior US defense officials have long encouraged countries to repatriate their citizens but those efforts have had limited success as many countries, including European allies, have balked at repatriating their citizens.
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