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US moves Daesh terrorists to bases in Syria before unleashing them on Turkey

Close to 500 Daesh terrorists captured in Deir Ezzor’s Baghouz region are being used by the U.S. and the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) terrorists to blackmail several countries, including Turkey

Ersin Çelik
15:21 - 18/02/2019 Monday
Update: 15:23 - 18/02/2019 Monday
Yeni Şafak
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The U.S. has been transporting Daesh terrorists aboard trucks to its bases in Syria while releasing a number of them near Turkey’s southern border in a bid to sabotage Ankara’s upcoming military campaigns east of the Euphrates River.

A number of “prominent” Daesh terrorists are also said to be provided with fake passports before “shipping them” to other countries.

Close to 500 Daesh terrorists captured in Deir Ezzor’s Baghouz region are being used by the U.S. and the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) terrorists to blackmail several countries, including Turkey, as they provide protection for them in bases belonging to the Pentagon in Syria.

A possible mission east of the Euphrates, which Turkey’s leadership has been suggesting for months, would follow two successful cross-border Turkish operations into Syria since 2016 – Operation Euphrates Shield and Operation Olive Branch – both meant to eradicate the presence of YPG/PKK and Daesh terrorists near Turkey’s borders.

The PKK is listed as a terrorist organization by Turkey, the European Union and the United States. The YPG and PYD are its Syrian extensions.

Senior PKK terrorists are said to be after 3.5 tons of gold allegedly hidden in the desert by Daesh terrorists, in return for issuing fake passports for at least 80 of the captured fighters as a first step.

An unspecified number of the captured terrorists are said to be sent to Idlib, the last opposition stronghold in Syria near the Turkish border, and some to the Euphrates Shield region.

U.S. President Donald Trump late Saturday urged European states to "take back" hundreds of foreign Daesh terrorists captured in Syria and prosecute them.

"The United States is asking Britain, France, Germany and other European allies to take back over 800 ISIS fighters that we captured in Syria and put them on trial," Trump tweeted.

"The alternative is not a good one in that we will be forced to release them," he warned, referring to Daesh terror group.

He said the U.S. does not want to watch as Daesh terrorists "permeate Europe, which is where they are expected to go".

In December, he made a surprise announcement that the U.S. would be withdrawing all troops from Syria, and said Daesh had been defeated in the country.

The president reiterated his plan to pull back U.S. troops from Syria.

Since then, no troops have been withdrawn, however, last month the Pentagon confirmed additional troops were being sent to protect American forces and equipment as they prepare to leave.

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