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France to stay in Syria after US troops ordered home: minister
PARIS, Dec 20, 2018 (BSS/AFP) – France will maintain its participation in
the coalition fighting Islamic State forces in Syria, a government minister
said Thursday after President Donald Trump surprised Washington’s allies by
ordering US troops home.
“For now of course we remain in Syria,” France’s European Affairs Minister
Nathalie Loiseau said on CNews television, adding “the fight against
terrorism is not over.”
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