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The French government confirmed that it was preparing for French jihadists captured in northern Syria to return to France in the coming months after the departure of US troops from the region.
The question of what to do with foreigners who joined the Islamic State became increasingly upset after the surprise announcement of the withdrawal of troops by US President Donald Trump.
Until now, France's position was that French jihadists and Isis fighters captured abroad should be tried by local authorities – for example in Iraq, where some were tried and condemned.
But the government is currently developing emergency plans to prevent French jihadists from disappearing and disappearing in northeastern Syria when the United States withdraws.
French Justice Minister Nicole Belloubet told French radio on Thursday that the government would rather watch the jihadists than run the risk of evading justice. "We made a choice, preferring control, which means a return to France," she said, adding that the government was still studying "several options".
French jihadists were the largest contingent of European Isis recruits. In 2015 and 2016, a cell of French and Belgian fighters who moved from Turkey to Europe attacked the concert hall of Paris Bataclan, the stadium and the national bars, as well as Brussels.
French Interior Minister Christophe Castaner said this week on French television: "The Americans are leaving Syria. It is important to keep this in mind. "He said that there were a number of French jihadists" who are jailed because the Americans are there and they will be released. They will want to return to France. "
Castaner said that all jihadists would be immediately imprisoned in France and brought to justice, without giving further details.
It is unclear how many French jihadist fighters are being held in northern Syria – by scores or more than 100. The French Justice Minister said that a large number of detainees were in fact children of jihadist fighters. The question of the return of children is dealt with on a case by case basis with the International Red Cross and the French authorities.
Prime Minister Édouard Philippe said he preferred French jihadists to be "tried, convicted and punished in France rather than disappear to plan other actions, especially against our country".
Right-wing and right-wing politicians have criticized the government for allowing the return of French jihadists. Valerie Boyer of the right-wing party The Republicans told Parliament that the government should "prevent the return of jihadists who betrayed France and fought against our civilization." Another right-wing MP suggested what he called "elimination" or targeted badbadinations of French jihadists abroad.
A spokesman for the French Foreign Ministry said: "The imperative of the government is the safety of the French." On the situation in Syria, he said: "Part of the territory is still at war in the north-east of the country, and the American withdrawal is likely to happen, leading to these terrorists dispersing. contingencies in the northeast, including the possibility of an eviction. "
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