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Latest "foreign fighters" stories
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US veterans head to Ukraine to fight, but Zelenskyy’s legion faces hurdles
Many veterans are eager to fight for Ukraine. But it may not be that easy.
US forces have 1,000 ISIS detainees — and don’t know what to do with them
“[It’s] a huge area of concern for us, especially because they’re being detained by the non-nation state that’s otherwise known as the Syrian Democratic Forces," the U.S. Special Operations Command leader said at a Senate hearing Thursday.
By Kyle Rempfer
Is ISIS gaining ‘serious’ ground in Afghanistan? Russia says yes. The US says no.
U.S. airstrikes killed two leaders of ISIS-Khorasan — the Islamic State’s Afghan offshoot — this month, as U.S. commanders claim they are fighting a narrative pushed by Russia that IS is growing in the country.
By Kyle Rempfer
US trying to improve Syrian detention of foreign fighters
There are ongoing U.S. efforts to improve Syrian rebels’ ability to detain what has become a steadily growing number of foreign fighters in Syria, the top U.S. commander in the Middle East told Congress on Tuesday.
By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press
No solution on captured foreign ISIS fighters, but Mattis seeks ‘responsibility’
There are hundreds of foreign nationals captured fighting for ISIS, and U.S. Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis wants someone to figure out what to do with them.
By Aaron Mehta