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To: longnshort who wrote (903761)11/30/2015 8:50:18 AM
From: FJB   of 1575937
 
REPORT: ISIS terrorists not sent to Guantanamo allegedly tortured by Kurds Finally, Obonzo's Guantanomo position pays off.

‘They’re Being Tortured’: U.S. Ally Accused of Abusing ISIS Prisoners

ISIS fighters taken with the help of U.S. special forces are allegedly being tortured by America’s Kurdish allies. But don’t expect the U.S. to look too hard into the allegations.

On Oct. 22, a team of Kurdish soldiers, backed up by elite commandos from the U.S. Army’s Delta Force, raided an ISIS prison compound in the Iraqi town of Hawija, where Kurdish intelligence indicated dozens of their own peshmerga fighters were being held. It turned out there were no Kurds in the prison, but 69 hostages were freed, and more than 20 ISIS fighters were killed.

The Kurds also took six ISIS fighters as their prisoners. And now, U.S. officials and humanitarian aid workers in the region tell The Daily Beast, it appears those prisoners are being tortured in Kurdish custody, in violation of international law...
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