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EU must take back IS fighters: US
Updated On: 18 February, 2019 07:00 AM IST | | Agencies
US President Trump wants European countries to take back over 800 IS fighters captured by US forces in Syria and put them on trial, failing which "the US would be forced to release them"
The Islamic State which once controlled a large part of Iraq and Syria, has suffered many defeats in the recent past. Pic/AFP
President Donald Trump has demanded that the European nations take back more than 800 ISIS fighters captured in Syria and put them on trial, warning that the US otherwise will be forced to free the jihadists after it pulls out from the war-torn country.
President Trump surprised the world by announcing in December that he was withdrawing 2,000 American troops from the war-torn Syria. He also warned the Islamic State (IS) that America would hit them hard from nearby military bases if the terror outfit regains momentum.
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