Berlin wants to "consult with France and Britain... over how to proceed," he said.
Germany says ‘difficult’ to take back Syria jihadists
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Aldar Khalil played a key role in establishing Syria's semi-autonomous Kurdish region in 2013
Syrian Kurds urge Europe not to abandon them
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French justice minister Nicole Belloubet
France snubs Trump's appeal to repatriate IS fighters
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US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces
Diehard IS jihadists defend last pocket of 'caliphate' in Syria
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"IS is besieged in a neighbourhood that is estimated to be 700 metres long and 700 metres wide," said commander Jia Furat.
IS fighters scrap to defend last of caliphate
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"The Caliphate is ready to fall. The alternative is not a good one in that we will be forced to release them."
Trump tells Europe to take back jihadists
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Syrian men suffering from mental issues sit together at al-Waalan special needs centre in northern town of Aldana near Syria's second largest city of Aleppo on February 14, 2019.
Special needs centre offers sanctuary in Idlib
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A fighter with the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) walks at a position in the Baghouz area in the eastern Syrian province of Deir Ezzor on February 14, 2019 during an operation to expel hundreds of Islamic State group (IS) jihadists from the region.
Mines, tunnels slow onslaught on IS holdout in Syria
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Jihadist defeat, US Syria pullout on the table at coalition talks
US-led coalition discusses jihadist defeat, Syria pullout
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The three countries have also launched the Astana peace process, which has eclipsed parallel talks led by the United Nations
Putin hosts Turkish, Iranian leaders for Syria talks
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The cracked earth all around them was littered with empty bottles and dirty nappies.
Iraqi families flee IS in Syria for desperate conditions
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Several legal cases are pending in Germany against the regime of President Bashar al-Assad.
Germany arrests 2 Syrians for suspected war crimes
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SDF fighter helps civilians fleeing from the Baghouz area
Hundreds flee Syria’s Baghouz
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The prisoner exchange was supervised by Syrian Red Crescent staff
Syria regime, rebels swap prisoners
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Food and safe drinking water have been scarce for weeks as the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces closed in on the last IS enclave
IS infants pour out of dying ‘caliphate’
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Dozens of coalition and SDF fighters were stationed at a screening point for new arrivals from IS areas
Syria’s Kurdish forces seek to take last IS pocket
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