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Concerns Persist About Fate of Captured Islamic State

Jeff Seldin

   WASHINGTON - Fears that Turkey's offensive in northeastern Syria
   allowed untold numbers of captured Islamic State terror group fighters
   to escape may be overblown, according to U.S. officials.

   Since Turkish-backed forces crossed the border and began clashing with
   Kurdish fighters aligned with the U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces
   (SDF), there have been reports of SDF-run prisons coming under attack
   and of IS fighters running free.

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