US seizes only two British Isis prisoners in Syria, leaving others
by Dan Sabbagh Defence and security editor from World news | The Guardian on (#4SGBX)
Despite earlier briefings that 40 were taken, only 'Beatles' duo are said to be under US control
US forces in north-east Syria were able to seize only two British Islamic State prisoners, leaving behind a cluster of others despite previous briefings that about 40 had been forcibly taken from Kurdish custody.
Kurdish military guarding the prisoners - supposedly among the most dangerous of several thousand Isis fighters in the region - refused to allow US special forces to take individuals other than Alexanda Kotey and El Shafee Elsheikh.
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