France: Nearly 100 foreign militants enter Syria via Turkish border “each week”

French military intelligence estimates show that around 100 foreigners continue to enter Syria from Turkey each week to join ISIS, Le Figaro reported.

 

 

French military intelligence estimates show that around 100 foreigners continue to enter Syria from Turkey each week to join ISIS, Le Figaro reported.

“According to the Directorate for Military Intelligence (DRM) in Paris, each week, around 100 foreigners continue to cross Turkey into Syria to join ISIS,” French daily Le Figaro reported on Wednesday, citing sources.

France’s foreign minister said on Sunday that questions needed to be asked on whether Turkey was a viable partner in the fight against the ISIS in Syria and would raise the issue in a coalition meeting in Washington this week.

Turkey is among the main supporters of the militant groups operating in Syria, with reports saying that Ankara actively trains and arms the Takfiri elements there and facilitates their safe passage into the violence-wracked country.