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‘We do not know where they are’: More than 100 ISIS prisoners missing in Syria

By Russ Read

Published October 23, 2019 8:11pm ET

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‘We do not know where they are’: More than 100 ISIS prisoners missing in Syria — FILE - This undated file image posted on a militant website on Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2014, which has been verified and is consistent with other AP reporting, shows fighters from the al-Qaida linked Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) marching in Raqqa, Syria. Across the broad swath of territory it controls from northern Syria through northern and western Iraq, the extremist group known as the Islamic State has proven to be highly organized governors. | (AP Photo/Militant Website)

More than 100 Islamic State prisoners have gone missing since Turkey invaded Syria, and the State Department doesn’t know where they are, the department’s anti-ISIS chief said today.

Ambassador James Jeffrey’s statement came after a question from House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Eliot Engel, who asked for an update on how many ISIS prisoners may have escaped captivity.

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