U.S. intelligence official says Islamic State Khorasan group is willing and able to strike the U.S.
April 17, 2019Islamic State is not defeated and in fact looking for resurgence
April 19, 2019
A U.S. defense official told 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. Sean Robertson was quoted by CNN.