U.S.-backed forces in Syria are holding more than 2,000 suspected Islamic State fighters, an obstacle to Trump's withdrawal plans
U.S.-backed forces in Syria are holding more than 2,000 suspected Islamic State fighters, U.S. defense officials said, at least double previous estimates and an obstacle to Trump administration plans to withdraw American forces from Syria.
The new estimate compounds the challenge of relocating the captured Islamic State fighters to their home countries and makes it harder for the U.S.-led coalition to wind down operations in Syria, even after the extremists no longer hold territory. The U.S. may have to help local forces detain...
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