American Prisoners Of War Abducted, Tortured And Executed By The Islamic State Of Iraq Seek Justice From Syria
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Feb 21, 2018, 08:19 ET
WASHINGTON, Feb. 21, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- The estates and surviving family members of U.S. Army prisoners of war Staff Sergeant (SSgt) Alex R. Jimenez and Specialist Byron W. Fouty have sued the Syrian Arab Republic, Syrian Military Intelligence and Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia. The Complaint, filed today, alleges that Syria provided material support and sponsorship to the Islamic State of Iraq (ISI), which enabled the terrorist organization to capture, torture and execute the men in the area of Iraq known as the "Triangle of Death."
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