Militant Islamist fighters parade on military vehicles along the streets of northern Raqqa province. Reuters
FOX News: US military won't hold ISIS detainees more than 30 days, policy not 'nailed down'
The U.S. military has no plans to hold captured Islamic State operatives for more than a month before turning them over to the Iraqi government, a spokesman for the U.S.-led coalition based in Baghdad told reporters Friday.
“Fourteen to 30 days is a ballpark figure, but even that is not really completely nailed down,” said Col. Steve Warren, a U.S. military spokesman based in Baghdad. “There isn’t a hard definition of short-term.”
On Thursday, Pentagon Press Secretary Peter Cook also made clear that the policy for holding operatives is, at best, evolving. He said they would be handled on a “case-by-case” basis over a “short-term” period.
The lack of a well-defined policy for handling captured ISIS terrorists is in turn raising concerns on Capitol Hill.
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Update: Pentagon Won’t Hold Captured ISIS Fighters Beyond 30 Days (Washington Free Beacon)
WNU Editor: A prediction .... the terms and details on detaining Islamic State prisoners will be kicked to the next administration.
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Obama voted present as a state legislator and he is voting present as President.
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