US officials say that with the announcement of a withdrawal of US forces
from Syria, there is still no specific plan in place for an estimated
790 detained ISIS fighters or relatives. Officials say they are scrambling to review different options on what to do with them.
Technically, the ISIS detainees are being held by the Kurdish YPG. US
officials appear to believe they have to make plans for them before they
leave, because the Kurds are liable to let them go in the face of a war
with Turkey.
Realistically, the ones who are just relatives of ISIS members probably
aren’t guilty of enough to warrant the US taking them outright. The
Trump Administration is desperately trying to get foreign countries to
take back their nationals. But they seem very set to keep some of them.
While the White House is denying comment so far, other officials say
that among the possible plans is sending the “most dangerous” detainees
to Guantanamo Bay. President Trump has been keen to add to the number
being held there, and this might be an opportunity to do so.
I’ve got a radical borderline crazy idea ! How about a trial !
No worries, they’ll transfer to Idlib, assigned new uniforms and weapons and be under a new banner to fight Syrian government.
Turn these detainees over to the Kurds . The Kurds can try them , As the Kurds likely helped capture them for us any way . The Kurds could probably use them for a bargaining chip when the rejoin Syria . Syria might even trade them for a faster peace deal . I can’t see how they could be any benefit to the USA once we leave Syria .
I agree with Dave but would go further:
Try them, convict them, and punish them in accordance with Sharia law.
They would lose a hand or a head.
What about leaving them to Assad I sure he’ll know what to do with them because spending them on a caribbean vacation on the US taxpayers dime to Camp Gitmo ain’t worth it.