Turkey doesnt want to hold onto foreign ISIS fighters but neither does the rest of the world. So where will they go?

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President Donald Trump made the abrupt decision to pull the remaining US troops out of Kurdish-controlled areas in Syria last month, setting in motion a regional domino effect.

One consequence is that Turkey took over swathes of formerly Kurdish territory and in the process inherited many ISIS prisoners being held there.

It now has to deal with what is says are around 1,200 foreign fighters. It warned Turkey would not become "a hotel" for militants.

However, countries like the United Kingdom, France, and Germany from which many ISIS fighters came have stalled or outright refused to take their nationals back.

Here's what's going on with foreign ISIS fighters in Syria and what may happen next.

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Last month, US President Donald Trump made the abrupt decision to pull the remaining US troops out of Kurdish-controlled areas in Syria.

The move sent the fragmented country into a spiral, disrupting one of its few areas of stability. By withdrawing support from Kurdish forces in the area which had helped the US combat ISIS Trump opened them up to an oncoming offensive by Turkey.See the rest of the story at Business InsiderNOW WATCH: We can thank the US military for the smelliest weapon in the worldSee Also:A federal judge ruled that New Jersey-born, ISIS-bride Hoda Muthana is not a US citizenVeterans who served alongside the Kurds say Trump set a dangerous precedent abandoning American alliesTrump keeps contradicting the Pentagon about whatever it is the US is doing with Syria's oilSEE ALSO: What's happening in Syria, explained in 30 seconds

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