A view of the al-Na'm traffic circle after its liberation in central Raqqa in Syria on Oct. 18. The area was used by the Islamic State to perform public executions, beheadings and crucifixions during its three-year rule of the city. The court ruled that they are entitled to counsel and the right to challenge the evidence against them before a neutral arbitrator. Nearly seven weeks ago, on Sept. 12, the man apparently surrendered to a rebel group in Syria, which handed him over to U.S. forces, according to officials familiar with his case. The case could also provide lawyers with a way to challenge the authority of the government to detain fighters captured in Syria using that same 2001 war legislation, because the Islamic State did not exist at the time.

Source: Washington Post October 29, 2017 17:37 UTC