Washington: In aN interesting update, the Pentagon has confirmed that Mohammed Haydar Zammar, who is said to have links with the 9/11 New York attacks, was captured in Syria by the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF). It is not known if Zammar was in Syria fighting for the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS).
The one of commander with the SDF said that Zammar was in custody and was being interrogated. The Pentagon also spoke on the matter and said that it was working closely with SDF and was trying to obtain some more details.
An international online web media quoted Pentagon spokesman Eric Pahon as saying, “We can confirm that Mohammad Haydar Zammar, a Syrian-born German national, was captured more than a month ago by SDF (Syrian Democratic Forces) partners as part of their ongoing operations to defeat ISIS inside Syria.”
Man linked with 9/11 attacks captured US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces:
He also said that Zammar’s arrest was “a strong reminder of the threat posed by ISIS and its network of foreign terrorist fighters.”
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The September 11, 2001 attacks involved four coordinated terrorist attacks by the Islamic terrorist group al-Qaeda in New York City. Four passenger airlines, operated by American Airlines and United Airlines were crashed into the North and South towers, killing about 3,000 people and injuring more than 6,000.
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