US pushes France and UK to take Isis fighters back from Iraq and Syria
by Patrick Wintour Diplomatic editor from on (#5KM1B)
US secretary of state, Antony Blinken, says detention of former fighters in camps is untenable
The continued detention of former Islamic State fighters in Iraqi and Syrian camps is untenable, and more of them must be repatriated to their home countries, the US secretary of state said at a summit of the international coalition against Isis, held in Rome.
In remarks aimed primarily at France and the UK, Antony Blinken said: This situation is simply untenable. It just can't persist indefinitely.
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