American Teen and Canadian Man Islamic State Suspects Captured in Syria

In the past several days, Kurdish fighters in Syria claim to have captured a 16-year old boy from the U.S. and a 35-year-old man from Toronto who are believed to have fought for the Islamic State. The teenaged boy is alleged to have been trying to carry out an attack on civilians, and the Canadian man is said to have been captured during a clash between Kurdish forces and Islamic State fighters. The capture of these two individuals represents the latest detentions of foreign fighters who hail from North America. As reported in the January 8 SRU, on January 6 Syrian forces claimed to have captured two U.S. citizens, including a 34-year-old man from Houston. Read the full article about the capture of the American teenager at CBS News and read the full article about the capture of the Canadian man at the National Post.