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New York Times: U.S. Captures ISIS Operative, Ushering in Tricky Phase
WASHINGTON — An elite American Special Operations force has captured a significant Islamic State operative in Iraq and is expected to apprehend and interrogate a number of others in coming months, ushering in a new and potentially fraught phase in the fight against the extremist Sunni militant group.
American defense officials described the capture as a crucial development in battling the Islamic State but said it also raised questions about handling what is likely to be a growing group of detainees.
Although American commandos have captured a handful of Islamic State fighters in Iraq and Syria in discrete operations in recent years, the Pentagon is now faced with the prospect of detaining a larger group of captives and potentially reprising some of the darkest images of the war in Iraq, particularly the abuses at Abu Ghraib prison.
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Update #1: U.S. Special Ops team captures first ISIS operative -- CNN
Update #2: US special operations troops capture ISIS operative in Iraq -- FOX News
WNU Editor: It looks like the Iraqis and the Kurds will handle the interrogations and imprisonment.
Good if they cant make them talk no one can.
ReplyDeleteThen a nice comfy hole in the desert with a double tap lullaby
Lefty Lawyers like Obama have had years to ponder the legal niceties and they still can't make up their minds.
ReplyDeleteTime to kick them put of office.