Fox News reported Thursday that U.S. officials have confirmed that up to 30 former Guantanamo detainees are likely in Syria, fighting on behalf of the Islamic State. The numbers are not certain and they represent a small number of those released — numbering 620 detainees so far — but the news is nonetheless very troubling. Furthermore, they also point out that they estimate that about 180 have returned to the battlefield. U.S. Ambassador to Iraq James Jeffrey, commenting on the difficulties with releasing prisoners and the complications related to the President’s inability to keep his promise to close the...
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