Turkey repatriates 2 foreign terrorists to Belgium

Turkey previously said 11 French national members of Daesh/ISIS to be sent back to their countries of origin early December

ANKARA (AA) – Turkey repatriated two foreign terrorist fighters to Belgium on Friday, said the Interior Ministry.

On Twitter, the Turkish ministry said the Belgium nationals were sent back to their countries of origin as part of Turkey’s ramped-up efforts to repatriate foreign terrorist fighters.

Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu announced on Thursday that 11 French national members of the Daesh/ISIS terror group will be sent back to their countries of origin early December.

“This week we will carry out repatriations to Belgium and Ireland on Friday and Saturday,” Soylu had said.

Several European countries have resisted Turkey’s efforts to repatriate Daesh/ISIS terrorists, but Turkey has vowed to press forward.

Since recognizing Daesh/ISIS as a terror group in 2013, Turkey has been attacked by the terrorists numerous times, including 10 suicide bombings, seven bombings and four armed attacks which killed 315 people and injured hundreds.

In response to the attacks, Turkey launched anti-terror operations at home and abroad, neutralizing 3,500 Daesh terrorists and arresting 5,500.

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