Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan dismissed reports that Daesh (ISIS) prisoners in northeastern Syria had escaped as a result of Turkey's offensive in the region, saying they were "disinformation" aimed at provoking the West.
The Kurdish-led administration in northern Syria said Sunday that 785 foreigners affiliated with Islamic State had managed to escape a camp where they were being held following Turkish shelling Sunday.
Erdogan was quoted by the state-run Anadolu news agency as saying that these reports were false and aimed at provoking the United States and other western countries.
Reuters
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