The Daily Beast has a report out tonight that ISIS terrorists captured by Kurdish forces with the help of U.S. Special Forces troops in Iraq and Syria are allegedly being tortured at secret prisons and the U.S. isn’t doing anything about it:
Breaking: ISIS fighters taken w/help of U.S. Special Forces are allegedly being tortured by America's Kurdish allies https://t.co/iQQyzBkTig
— Tim Mak (@timkmak) November 30, 2015
“The fate of a handful of ISIS fighters ‘is low on our priority list.’” https://t.co/deeZrrl2Fg
— Michael S. Derby (@michaelsderby) November 30, 2015
-US SOF (helps to) capture ISIS guys
-Kurds take ISIS guys
-Everyone agrees Kurds torture them
-US: ¯_(ツ)_/¯ https://t.co/TdCZiH4flA
— Ali Gharib (@Ali_Gharib) November 30, 2015
The Kurds also took six ISIS fighters as their prisoners. And now, U.S. officials and humanitarian aid workers in the region tell The Daily Beast, it appears those prisoners are being tortured in Kurdish custody, in violation of international law.
“I am sure they are being tortured, no question,” said a U.S. defense official in Iraq who is familiar with raid and spoke on condition of anonymity. He noted that Americans do not have access to them, but added, “You have to remember where we are. Torture is pervasive.”
Hmm. If only we had a special prison set up just for such a dilemma…
We could take them to Gitmo where they'd be treated humanely, @BarackObama https://t.co/ZMgqU1F3rb
— Kristopher Purcell (@purcellkris) November 30, 2015
Oh. Maybe President Obama shouldn’t try to close it then?
President Obama still demanding flexibility in transferring Guantanamo Bay detainees https://t.co/rzb9eKV9ji
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) November 25, 2015
Paul Ryan agrees with attorneys general that delay in closing Guantanamo Bay should be permanent https://t.co/OIrTjFEXPM
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) November 19, 2015
President to announce latest plan to close Guantanamo Bay 'relatively soon' https://t.co/DZCqMTQNiV
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) November 6, 2015
Team assessing Fort Leavenworth for possible Guantanamo Bay detainee transfers; 'Not on my watch' http://t.co/CFOsxHTMOB
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) August 17, 2015
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