Pentagon: U.S. Citizen Fighting For Islamic State Has Surrendered In Syria

Syrian Democratic Forces fighters in Deir al-Zour, Syria, on Tuesday. (Rodi Said/Reuters)

Daily Beast: U.S. Military: American Fighting for ISIS ‘Surrenders’

The U.S. citizen fighting for ISIS was captured in Syria, a well-placed source told The Beast. It’ll be a crucial test for the Trump administration on handling wartime detentions.

The U.S. military confirmed a Daily Beast report Thursday that an American fighting in Syria for the so-called Islamic State has been taken into custody.

“The U.S. citizen is being legally detained by Department of Defense personnel as a known enemy combatant,” Pentagon spokesman Eric Pahon said.

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style="text-align: center;">More News On Reports That A U.S. Citizen Fighting For Islamic State Has Surrendered In Syria
Pentagon: U.S. citizen fighting with ISIS has been captured in Syria -- Washington Post
US citizen fighting for ISIS in Syria surrenders to US-backed forces -- ABC News
American ISIS Fighter in U.S. Custody After Surrender in Syria -- NBC
U.S. citizen fighting for Islamic State surrenders in Syria -Pentagon -- Reuters
Pentagon: American Fighting for ISIS in Syria Now in US Custody -- VOA
Possible American citizen fighting for ISIS surrenders, Pentagon says -- CBS/AP
US Troops Take Custody of US Citizen Allegedly Fighting for ISIS -- Military.com
Pentagon confirms American ISIS fighter captured in Syria -- The Hill

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