U. S.-backed forces have captured ISIS fighters tied to a January suicide bombing in Syria that killed four Americans, U. S. officials say, generating concrete leads for Washington about the deadliest attack to date there against U. S. personnel
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U. S.-backed forces have captured ISIS fighters tied to a January suicide bombing in Syria that killed four Americans, U. S. officials say, generating concrete leads for Washington about the deadliest attack to date there against U. S. personnel.
The bombing killed Army Chief Warrant Officer 2 Jonathan Farmer, Navy Chief Cryptologic Technician Shannon Kent and Scott Wirtz from the Defense Intelligence Agency. It also killed Ghadir Taher, a naturalized U. S. citizen working as a civilian interpreter for a U. S. contractor.
One of the officials told Reuters the number of people detained was in the « single digits. » A second official said there were several « initial detentions » made in February, without offering a specific number. The detentions have not been previously reported.
« Those initial detentions have provided some leads and opportunities that we are continuing to exploit, » the second official said, speaking on condition of anonymity and declining to offer additional details.
