A Virginia man who was fighting with the Islamic State in northern Iraq was detained by Kurdish military forces Monday while apparently trying to flee to Turkey, according to media reports.
The Kurdish news agency Rudaw, citing a local commander, said Muhammad Jamal Amin is an American citizen with a Palestinian father and Iraqi mother from Mosul.
Rudaw said Amin had mistaken the peshmerga territory for the Turkish border when he approached a checkpoint near the Iraqi town of Sinjar. Amin had entered Syria from Turkey two months ago, Rudaw said.
Kurdish military officials told Rudaw the cellphones, money and ID cards were seized.
CBS News, citing two Kurdish military sources, reported that Amin apparently was trying to defect. Kurdish TV showed the ID cards that apparently identified Amin, who was shown being questioned by Kurdish authorities, CBS said.
The U.S. Embassy in Baghdad did not immediately respond to a request for comment from USA TODAY.
Source: USA Today.
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