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Turkey is putting its threat into effect. Ankara is starting to send ISIS operatives back to their country of origin, previously held in the country. An American has already been fired, and 10 Germans should be fired in the week.
On the French side, 11 jihadists will be sent to France shortly. The exact date has not been communicated. At the Quai d'Orsay, it is recalled that this return is not the first, and especially that it is organized in a precise framework, in place for five years. This is the Cazeneuve protocol, signed between Paris and Ankara in 2014, which allows close collaboration between Turkish and French intelligence services.
Individuals "perfectly identified"
All jihadists returned in this context are in fact perfectly identified, says a security source. On their descent from the plane, these 11 people will be supported by the DGSI, internal intelligence.
The words of the Turkish Minister of the Interior were clear: "We are not a hotel for Daesh members." If we are still far from the 1,500 jihadists detained in the country that Turkey wants to expel, the decision made by Ankara is very political, says a diplomat. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan does not appreciate European criticism of his offensive against Kurds in Syria.