The US military has taken two high-profile members of a British ISIS cell into custody as officials said the transfer was made on Wednesday, October 9th.
This
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.
A top
US official said there are plans to bring the two ISIS members, Alexanda Kotey
and El Shafee Elsheikh, to the US for prosecution. The two, who have been held
in northern Syria by the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces for more than a
year, were part of an ISIS cell dubbed the "Beatles."
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