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The US just captured a significant ISIS operative, and is now facing a big dilemma

Allan SmithMar 2, 2016, 23:06 IST

Iraqi security forces ride in vehicles travelling to Mosul to fight against militants of Islamic State at an Iraqi army base in Camp Taji in Baghdad, February 21, 2016.Ahmed Saad/Reuters

An American Special Ops unit captured a significant ISIS fighter in Iraq, but its plans for the operative following his imminent interrogation don't appear very solid.

The militant - the first captured by the the Army's elite Delta Force since its deployment in December - is being interrogated by the US at a temporary detention center near Erbil in northern Iraq, the New York Times reported.

It's not clear if the ISIS fighter captured earlier this week is an Iraqi citizen. But if US officials remain steadfast in transferring him over to the Iraqis, as they did with Sayyaf, it's uncertain what would happen to him in their custody.

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