Trump calls on European countries to try more than 800 IS fighters
US President Donald Trump called on European countries, especially Britain, France and Germany, to take back more than 800 fighters from the Islamic State (IS) terrorist group and put them on trial.
 |
| President Donald Trump. Photo: AP |
US President Donald Trump said on February 16 that the US is asking its European allies to take back more than 800 Islamic State (IS) fighters captured in Syria and bring them to trial. Thousands of IS fighters in Syria are from European countries.
In a tweet, Mr. Trump wrote, “The self-proclaimed Islamic State (IS) is about to collapse. It would not be nice if we were forced to release them.” “The United States calls on Britain, France, Germany and other European allies to take back the more than 800 ISIS fighters captured in Syria and put them on trial,” Mr. Trump wrote on Twitter.
 |
| Gunmen of the self-proclaimed Islamic State (IS) group. Illustration photo: AP. |
"The United States does not want to see ISIS insurgents infiltrate Europe, which is always the terrorists' plan. We have done a lot and spent a lot. It is time for other countries to join in and do what they can," the US President declared.