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Syria's SDF says it captured two Islamic State militants of American nationality
Source: Reuters
WORLD NEWS JANUARY 18, 2019 / 7:53 PM / UPDATED AN HOUR AGO
Syria's SDF says it captured two Islamic State militants of American nationality
CAIRO (Reuters) - Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) have captured two Islamic State militants of American nationality, according to a statement dated earlier this month that was sent to media on Saturday.
In the statement dated Jan. 6, 2019, the U.S.-backed SDF alliance, led by the Kurdish YPG militia, said the pair were captured during operations against Islamic State in Deir al-Zor province along with two Pakistanis and an Irish citizen.
On Thursday, the SDF vowed to ramp up attacks on Islamic State remnants and cells, a day after a bomb attack killed four Americans in northern Syria.
Reporting by Nayera Abdallah; Editing by Daniel Wallis
Syria's SDF says it captured two Islamic State militants of American nationality
CAIRO (Reuters) - Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) have captured two Islamic State militants of American nationality, according to a statement dated earlier this month that was sent to media on Saturday.
In the statement dated Jan. 6, 2019, the U.S.-backed SDF alliance, led by the Kurdish YPG militia, said the pair were captured during operations against Islamic State in Deir al-Zor province along with two Pakistanis and an Irish citizen.
On Thursday, the SDF vowed to ramp up attacks on Islamic State remnants and cells, a day after a bomb attack killed four Americans in northern Syria.
Reporting by Nayera Abdallah; Editing by Daniel Wallis
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-mideast-crisis-syria-americans/syrias-sdf-says-it-captured-two-islamic-state-militants-of-american-nationality-idUSKCN1PD00O