Prisoner exchanges are a pretty strong motivator for any group, even hardline ones. If the Taliban was up for exchanges I think the IRGC is pretty likely to want to keep prisoners for that too.

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craftkiller 10 hours ago | parent | next [-]

Does the US have any prisoners to exchange? Wouldn't we need boots-on-the-ground to capture enemy combatants?

	▲	nemomarx 7 hours ago \| parent [-]
		Israel probably has some prisoners that Iran might want released, is my thinking?

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mothballed 10 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

I would note ISIS put out some high res, professionally edited video of burning a (Jordanian?) pilot to death while inside a cage. Quite savage, but the propaganda effect is more profound than about anything else I've seen.

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spwa4 6 hours ago | parent [-]

Yes, after that video it was clear that Daesh and everyone in their little caliphate would be hunted down. And it was, they were. They were attacked everywhere they tried to return to. From minor girls returning to the Netherlands to 45 year old men (trying to) return to South Africa, all were persecuted, and that one video had a lot to do with that happening. After that video, even muslim nations started hunting these people.

	▲	potatototoo99 5 hours ago \| parent [-]
		And yet, they are still around, made famous and split into separate groups, still actively fighting on multiple fronts all over Africa. And if the Iranian government falls for sure they will be coming back with a vengeance in the area.