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11 November 2019Turkey expelled the first foreign fighter from ISIS detained in its prisons. This is an American citizen, according to the spokesperson of the Ministry of the Interior. Another 7 German jihadists of the caliphate will be expelled on Thursday.

"An American foreign terrorist was expelled from Turkey after all the" bureaucratic "steps were completed," explained Ankara spokesman Ismail Catakli. By today - he added - "a German foreign fighter terrorist" and a Danish terrorist who were in detention centers for foreigners will also be expelled. No other information was given to identify the jihadists.

Furthermore, Turkey has initiated procedures to expel another 15 ISIS foreign fighters in the coming days. The Interior Ministry of Ankara reported this. This next group of jihadist militants will include 11 French, 2 German and 2 Irish.

The intention of the government of Recep Tayyip Erdogan to initiate repatriations, even of militants who were deprived of citizenship by their countries, had been anticipated in recent days.

There are 1,200 ISIS fighters in Turkish prisons, including several Westerners and Europeans. Another 287 jihadists of the caliphate, mostly foreigners, were captured by Ankara after its offensive launched on 9 October against the Kurds in the north-east of Syria.