U.S. calls on allies to repatriate Islamic State prisoners from Syria
The United States has long said it wants to see the fighters returned to their countries of origin for prosecution. "The SDF has demonstrated a clear commitment to detain these individuals securely and humanely," Palladino said in a statement.
"The United States calls upon other nations to repatriate and prosecute their citizens detained by the SDF," he added. Washington on Wednesday hosts a meeting of about a dozen coalition partners fighting Islamic State in Syria.
Questions have arisen about what the SDF would do with the prisoners since President Donald Trump's announcement in December that the United States would withdraw all of its 2,000 troops from Syria. The announcement stunned allies, especially the SDF, which has been among the most effective against Islamic State.
Meanwhile, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, the UK-based war monitoring group, said in December that Islamic State militants had executed nearly 700 prisoners in nearly two months. The prisoners were among 1,350 civilians and fighters that Islamic State has been holding near the Iraqi border. (Reporting by Lesley Wroughton; Editing by Cynthia Osterman)
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