Two Americans accused of fighting for ISIS were captured in Syria

The US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces militia (SDF) captured two Americans in Syria who are suspected of being ISIS militiamen, the militia said in press release Sunday (Jan. 6).

The militia identified the men as Warren Christopher Clark (Abu Mohammad al-Ameriki) and Zaid Abed al-Hamid (Abu Zaid al-Ameriki).

The SDF said Clark is originally from Houston, but it gave no specific location in the United States for the other man's origin.

The Americans were captured in a group that also contained ISIS militiamen from Ireland and Pakistan, SDF said.

A Pentagon spokesman said the incident is under investigation.

"We are aware of open source reports of reportedly American citizens currently in custody who were believed to be fighting for ISIS. However, we are unable to confirm this information at this time," Commander Sean Robertson said.

The White House announced last month that ISIS had been defeated in Syria and the United States would withdraw 2,000 troops from the country.

Based on CNN