It 's not clear when McCain got on that list . ' from McCain 's purported ##ly refers to warriors ; says ` ` fights for ISIS '' ' says McCain commented on a photo of her sons just before his death . The Minnesota - born McCain died while fighting for the radical militant group ISIS in Iraq . The U.S. government had tracked McCain , but did n't know he had traveled to Iraq .
' from McCain 's purported ##ly refers to warriors ; says ` ` fights for ISIS '' ' says McCain commented on a photo of her sons just before his death . The Minnesota - born McCain died while fighting for the radical militant group ISIS in Iraq . The U.S. government had tracked McCain , but did n't know he had traveled to Iraq .