Trump: Kurds may be releasing ISIS fighters to involve US

By John Gage

Published October 14, 2019 2:12pm ET

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Trump: Kurds may be releasing ISIS fighters to involve US — In this photo taken from the Turkish side of the border between Turkey and Syria, in Akcakale, Sanliurfa province, southeastern Turkey, Turkish-backed Syrian opposition fighters celebrate in Tal Abyad, Syria, Sunday, Oct. 13, 2019. | (Cavit Ozgul/AP)

President Trump defended his decision to withdraw U.S. troops from northern Syria while also blaming the Kurds for ISIS prisoners being released.

“Europe had a chance to get their ISIS prisoners, but didn’t want the cost. ‘Let the USA pay,’ they said,” Trump tweet Monday morning. “Kurds may be releasing some to get us involved. Easily recaptured by Turkey or European Nations from where many came, but they should move quickly.”

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