Hundreds of ISIS defectors preparing to flee from Syria: reports

DEBKAfile was founded by a team of journalists in June 2000 as an independent Internet Web site, providing an intelligence and security news service. September 13, 2017, 12:49 PM (IDT)

Reports on Wednesday said that a large number of foreign citizens who joined ISIS and later defected from the terrorist organization in Syria intend to return to their countries of origin in the near future. There are said to be hundreds of the former fighters in Idlib province in northern Syria, with many reportedly planning to flee via the Turkish border. The number of defectors has risen as the terrorist organization has sustained losses in recent months.

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