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Blinken and French minister stress need to secure detained foreign fighters and support Syrian Kurdish partners
Summary
Both officials said preventing the escape of foreign terrorist fighters held in northeastern Syria is a shared U.S. and French interest and that continued support for Syrian Democratic Forces is vital to preventing a Daesh resurgence.
U.S. Secretary of State Tony Blinken and the French foreign minister said Friday that preventing the escape of detained foreign terrorist fighters in northeastern Syria and supporting local partners are enduring priorities for both countries.
Blinken said the detention of more than 10,000 foreign terrorist fighters "being detained under the vigilance of our Kurdish friends in Syria" presents a continued risk and that their release could enable a reconstitution of the group known as Daesh. "An even more acute danger would be if the more than…
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