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Turkey has begun sending foreign ISIS fighters back to their home countries, Ankara announced today.  An American 'terrorist fighter' has already been expelled and two more jihadists from Germany and Denmark are set to be deported later today.  More than 20 Europeans are being processed with another seven Germans due for deportation on Thursday.  The Europeans also include 11 French citizens and two Irish, interior ministry spokesman Ismail Catakli told state media. Critic: The Turkish government led by Recep Tayyip Erdogan (pictured in Ankara yesterday) said today it had begun sending foreign ISIS fighters back to their home countries  The government of Turkish leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan has frequently criticised Western countries for refusing to take back their ISIS fighters voluntarily.  Ankara has repeatedly warned it will deport them even if they have been stripped of citizenship, although it is unclear how that will work in practice.  Interior … [Read more...] about Turkey begins expelling foreign ISIS fighters, with an American and 20 Europeans the first to be sent to their home countries

Turkey says it has begun deporting foreign members of Islamic State held in custody, in a policy that risks diplomatic fallout with its European allies. One US citizen had already been repatriated and seven German nationals were due to be flown home on 14 November, the interior ministry spokesperson İsmail Çataklı said on Monday. Preparations to deport two Irish, 11 French, and three Danish citizens were also under way, he said. The suspects were not immediately identified. The interior minister, Süleyman Soylu, said last week that Ankara would begin to send Isis militants back to their home countries from Monday even if they had been stripped of their citizenship, saying Turkey was not a “hotel” for foreign jihadis. The broadcaster NTV quoted Çataklı as saying that “three more Islamic State militants at deportation centres will be sent back today”. Turkey aimed to repatriate around 2,500 militants, the majority of whom would be … [Read more...] about Turkey begins deporting foreign members of Isis

The parents of 'Jihadi Jack' have spotted him in footage of a Syrian jail and begged for him to be sent back to the UK. Jack Letts was pictured just days ago lying of the floor of an overcrowded jail in the north of the country. In the footage he is alongside dozens of fellow Islamic State (IS) prisoners, also in orange jumpsuits, who have been captured by Kurdish militia. The 23-year-old Muslim convert from Oxfordshire fled to the Middle East to join ISIS and has been stripped of his UK citizenship. His mother, Sally Lane, spoke to the Mail on Sunday and pleaded for him to be allowed to return and face trial in this country. But the Home Office has reportedly dismissed her plea. She said: "It's heart-rending to see your son like this and to feel so completely powerless. "We have been pressing the Red Cross for months to tell us what the jail is really like, but they always refuse, saying that to release this information would jeopardise their access. "I suppose I always hoped Jack … [Read more...] about Brit ISIS recruit Jihadi Jack spotted in ‘hellhole’ Syrian jail by his parents on TV

Donald Trump has defended his decision to withdraw troops from northern Syria to step aside for a Turkish military operation in the region.The US president has been warned he risks opening the door to an Islamic State revival after promising to withdraw troops from northern Syria in a phone call with his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan.Mr Trump has also been accused of abandoning Kurdish fighters who fought alongside US forces in the years-long battle to defeat Islamic State militants, with Turkey considering them to be a terrorist threat.Mr Trump has said it is "time now for others in the region" to safely manage the territory, but the minister of the French armed forces is fearful of the potential consequences.France has been a key military ally for the US in the fight against Islamic State in Syria and Iraq, and Florence Parly has said the planned withdrawal of American troops is potentially dangerous. Advertisement The minister for the armed forces said: "We are … [Read more...] about Backlash as Trump clears path for Turkish military operations in Syria

British terrorist Sally Jones - known as the 'White Widow' - and her son were killed in a Western airstrike just three days after the Manchester Arena bombing, a fellow jihadist says. Alexanda Kotey, a member of the so-called 'Beatles' gang of British ISIS terrorists with 'Jihadi John', claimed the former punk rocker and L'Oreal saleswoman and her son Joe "Jojo" Dixon, 12, were killed in "retaliation" by US-led forces. He claimed Jojo's legs had been amputated after he was "accidentally" electrocuted in Syria. Jones - considered one of the most dangerous ISIS operatives - and her young son were living in Chatham, Kent, when they travelled to Syria in 2013 and she became a recruiter for the terror group and he was raised as a child soldier. There was speculation in October 2018 that Jones was still alive and fighting in one of ISIS' last strongholds in Syria after a report in October 2017 said she and Jojo had been killed in a Predator drone strike. There was also a report that Jojo … [Read more...] about ‘White Widow’ Sally Jones killed ‘in retaliation days after Manchester bombing’