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- President Donald Trump made the abrupt decision to pull the remaining US troops out of Kurdish-controlled areas in Syria last month, setting in motion a regional domino effect.
- One consequence is that Turkey took over swathes of formerly Kurdish territory — and in the process inherited many ISIS prisoners being held there.
- It now has to deal with what is says are around 1,200 foreign fighters. It warned Turkey would not become "a hotel" for militants.
- However, countries like the United Kingdom, France, and Germany — from which many ISIS fighters came — have stalled or outright refused to take their nationals back.
- Here's what's going on with foreign ISIS fighters in Syria and what may happen next.
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Last month, US President Donald Trump made the abrupt decision to pull the remaining US troops out of Kurdish-controlled areas in Syria.
The move sent the fragmented country into a spiral, disrupting one of its few areas of stability. By withdrawing support from Kurdish forces in the area — which had helped the US combat ISIS — Trump opened them up to an oncoming offensive by Turkey.
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