A man linked to the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks on the United States, who was said to have praised "violent jihad," was captured in Syria by US-backed forces more than a month ago, the Pentagon said on Thursday. The Syrian Democratic Forces are an alliance of militias in northern and eastern Syria. "We are working with our SDF partners to obtain additional details," Pahon said. The 9/11 Commission report, a Congressional account on the 2001 attacks, said Zammar was an "outspoken, flamboyant Islamist" who extolled "the virtues of violent jihad." US officials have said that there are hundreds of foreign fighters and thousands of Syrian Islamic State militants in SDF custody.

Source: dna April 20, 2018 00:33 UTC