Remains of U.S. Fighters Killed by ISIS Are Finally Homeward Bound
SULAYMANIYAH, Iraq—The bodies of three Americans who died fighting Islamic State as volunteers for a Syrian Kurdish militia have begun a return home after a weekslong struggle by their families and the U.S. government to repatriate their remains. The remains of Levi Jonathan Shirley, William Savage and Jordan MacTaggart had been held for weeks in Syrian Kurdistan after they died fighting against Islamic State forces. Later, they were driven across the region—in ambulances displaying their so-called martyr photos—before...
Source: Wall Street Journal September 12, 2016 21:00 UTC
