20 Jordanian Detainees Freed
AMMAN, Jordan — U.S.-led forces in Iraq sent home 20 Jordanian detainees Sunday, a portion of the Arab volunteers who arrived last year to support Iraqis during the war and after, the International Committee of the Red Cross announced.
Last month, U.S.-led forces sent home five Jordanians, two Lebanese and one Syrian.
The U.S. military said in November that it had more than 300 suspected foreign fighters in custody in Iraq, mainly Syrians and Iranians.
President Bush has blamed postwar violence in part on “foreign terrorists.”
Families greeted their loved ones at Amman’s airport. The Red Cross said those released were in good health.
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