French official: What happened in Afrin should unite us against terrorism

Stéphane Romatet stressed the continuation of work to combat terrorism wherever it is, and considered the control of the mercenaries of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, backed by the Turkish occupation state, over the occupied canton of Afrin, "a warning to all of us to continue uniting our forces to fight terrorism."

20 October, 2022 09:39

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The French official's statements came during a press conference held yesterday, Wednesday, at the headquarters of the Department of Foreign Relations of the Autonomous Administration, after receiving 40 children and 15 women from the families of ISIS mercenaries by a delegation from the French Foreign Ministry headed by Ambassador Stéphane Romatet.

Romatet said the Turkish attack that targeted a girls’ education school in the village of Shamouka, west of Hasaka, on August 18, which led to martyrdom 5 girls unacceptable, what we are trying to do is to prevent Erdogan from launching any attack that would destabilize the security situation in the region".

Romatet explained, "What we discussed during these two days, as part of my visit to the region, are the areas in which we can work together, France and the various components in NE Syria, we would like to cooperate in the field of security, we have a common interest in fighting Terrorism and avoiding the revival of ISIS in the region.

Regarding the Autonomous Administration’s proposal to establish an international court to prosecute ISIS on its territory and France’s vision for it, Romatet noted that “France’s position is very clear, and I believe that ISIS fighters, especially the French, should be tried in the areas where they committed their crimes.

About the control of the mercenaries of Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham (formerly Jabhat al-Nusra), over the occupied city of Afrin, Stéphane Romatet, pointed out, “I think What happened in recent days in Afrin is a clear threat of the region by the terrorist groups.

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