Syria Forces Attack French Jihadis, Lobbies US to Lift Sanctions, Turkey Extends Troop Mandate | 4k
Syrian forces said on Wednesday (Oct. 22) they had surrounded a camp housing a prominent French jihadist wanted by his government, sparking clashes according to a monitoring group.The operation in northwest Syria was the Islamist-led government’s first known assault targeting jihadists since the ouster in December of longtime ruler Bashar al-Assad.Since taking power, Syria’s new…