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Last Known American IS Supporters Repatriated From Syria

Jeff Seldin

   WASHINGTON - All 27 U.S. citizens known to have traveled to Syria or
   Iraq to join the Islamic State terror group are now back on U.S. soil,
   10 of them charged or convicted of terrorism-related offenses.
   The announcement early Thursday by the U.S. Justice Department came
   hours after officials said they had repatriated an American father and
   son -- part of a family of seven -- from the custody of the U.S.-backed
   Syrian Democratic Forces, or SDF.
   Emraan Ali, 53, and his 19-year-old son Jihad, appeared in federal
   court in Florida Wednesday, charged with material support violations.
   According to court documents, the pair surrendered to the SDF near
   Baghuz, Syria, in March 2019, as Islamic State's final stronghold
   collapsed.
   Another minor son, identified only as I.M.A., was with them at the
   time, but U.S. officials have yet to confirm whether he or any of other
   family members, including a sister who was married to a British IS
   fighter and had his child when she was just 15, are among the 17
   repatriated Americans who have not been charged with crimes.
   A U.S. official Thursday told VOA that of the 17 Americans who have
   been repatriated but not charged with IS-related crimes, 15 are
   currently minors. The other two, the official said, were minors when
   they traveled with their families to join the terror group's
   self-declared caliphate.

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