The U.S. should conduct a unilateral operation to remove two British Islamic State officers currently being held in Syria.

That course of action is necessary in light of the British government’s decision on Thursday to suspend cooperation with the U.S. over deciding where the two individuals, Alexanda Kotey and El Shafee Elsheikh, should be tried. Both men are currently in the detention of the U.S.-aligned Syrian Democratic Forces.

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