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Kurdish Officials: Captured American Was IS Member for 2 Months

An American Islamic State member detained by Kurdish Peshmerga forces in northern Iraq says he had been with the militant group for more than two months, according to Kurdish authorities. Mohamad Jamal Khweis, a Virginia-born U.S. citizen, was captured Monday by Kurdish forces near the town of Sinjar in northern Iraq. Kurdish officials told VOA that they continue to interrogate him and are trying to unravel details of his alleged life under IS. “The terrorist is currently...

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