ISIS prisoners. DPA
CNN: The US wants to leave this American in Syria with $4,210 and no passport
(CNN)After two days of walking in the Syrian desert, one fitful night sleeping in a mud hut and a failed attempt to bribe a local into vouching for him to get safe passage out of ISIS territory, it looked like the man was en route to freedom on the back of a water truck.
But when the truck reached a checkpoint near Abu Khashab guarded by Syrian Democratic Forces, a soldier spotted the man and asked him to climb down, according to court documents.
The Kurds had set up the checkpoint to stop Islamic State fighters from fleeing the area by hiding with groups of refugees. The soldier was suspicious of the man, who had a long beard, stylish clothing and a duffel bag containing a Quran, a GPS device, flash drives, $4,210 in cash and, oddly, a snorkel mask and a scuba certification card.
Among the files on the flash drives were bomb-making manuals and an array of Arabic spreadsheets, including one named "Islamic State Spoils and Booty Bureau."
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WNU Editor: If he was a journalist .... even a free-lance one .... ISIS would have had him on video as a captured American journalist, and like most journalists, would be executed when he was no longer of value to them. His social media postings are also damning .... if they are not pro-ISIS, then I do not know what is. But as an American he is entitled to the rights of any other American, and he should receive his day in court .... whether in an American courtroom or in a Middle Eastern one.
