The US Central Command (CENTCOM) reports that it has captured a leading representative of the so-called Islamic State. Khaled Ahmed al-Dandal organized the escapes of fighters from Syrian prisons of this terrorist organization.
One of the leaders of the terrorist organization Islamic State (IS, ISIS), Khaled Ahmed al-Dandal, was captured by US forces in Syria – the Central Command informed on Monday USA (CENTCOM).
As reported in a CENTCOM statement, the jihadist activist was captured on September 1. Al-Dandal organized escapes from Syrian prisons of IS fighters. He was also supposed to have helped in the last such escape of five fighters from a facility in Raqqa. Two of them – citizens Russia and Libya – were recaptured and three remain at large.
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“ISIS Army” in custody
CENTCOM Commander Gen. Erik Kurilla said that prison breaks are one of the jihadists' main goals and a strategy for the organization's revival. “More than nine thousand detained ISIS fighters remain in over twenty SDF facilities in Syria. It is literally and figuratively an 'ISIS army' in custody,” Gen. Kurilla said.
“If a large number of these ISIS fighters were to escape, it would pose a huge threat to the region and beyond. We will continue to work with the international community to repatriate ISIS fighters to their countries of origin for final prosecution,” he said.
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