Published 14:46 IST, October 10th 2019

Australian PM Scott Morrison worried IS may regroup in Syria

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison said he is worried about Turkey's campaign in Syria which might lead to regroup the Islamic State extremists group.

Reported by: Sounak Mitra
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Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison said he is worried about Turkey's campaign in Syria which might le to a resurgence of Islamic State extremists group. He said on October 9 that he is deeply concerned about Turkey's actions in Syria and has expressed his perturbance to governments of Turkey and US about safety of civilians and Kurdish people.
Turkey started launching airstrikes and firing artilleries against Kurdish fighters in rrn Syria on Wednesday after US troops pulled back from region. Morrison said he would t comment on US President Donald Trump's decision to essentially give up Kurdish fighters who were America's only companion in Syria to fight against ISIS militants. Australian Prime Minister said that Trump's move was US's internal matter and Australia is worried about Turkey's actions to cross border and deploy in ar nation.

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President Trump said that US has wiped out some of dangerous Islamic State militants detained in Syria to an unkwn location where y can be watched during Turkish military incursion into Syria. Turkish troop won over rrn Syria on Wednesday to push back Kurdish fighters which it views as terrorists. US supports Kurdish fighters and y captured last remaining of IS-controlled territory in Syria in March. Kurds captured a lot of IS militants and detained m in detention centers. It is a matter of concern that detainees could get freedom if Kurdish forces left ir guard posts to battle Turkish forces. Turkey has begun posting on social media about Turkish army's invasion over rrn Syria.

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Turkey's ground forces have crossed into an area in rrn Syria

According to reports, Turkey's police directorate said on Wednesday that it has initiated necessary legal procedures about 78 people it accuses of engd in dark propaganda against military operation. A security official said Turkey's ground forces and Turkish allied Syrian opposition forces have crossed into an area in rrn Syria. Defense Minister of Turkey said Turkish military forces have crossed border to fight Kurdish fighters in rastern Syria. Two Syrian activists group and a US-backed force have carried out an attack in city of Raqqa in rrn Syria. Wednesday attack targeted a post of US-backed Kurdish led Syrian democratic forces in Raqqa which was once militants' de facto capital. British-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights which monitors war has said that attack involved two IS militants who were involved in a shooting and blown mselves up.

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