French Prime Minister Édouard Philippe said Tuesday that decisions by Turkey and the United States in Syria would have serious consequences in the region and that it was inevitable that their actions would lead to a resurgence of Islamic State in Syria and Iraq.
"This is devastating for our security with the inevitable resurgence of Islamic State in northeastern Syria and probably also northwest Iraq and so the destabilization of a government that doesn't need that," Philippe said during a question period in parliament.
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The French prime minister accused Washington of allowing and strengthening the Turkish offensive because of its decision to unilaterally withdraw 1,000 troops from Syria.
Also Tuesday, France's foreign minister said he would hold talks soon with Iraqi and Kurdish leaders to discuss how to secure thousands of foreign and regional Islamic State fighters held in Syrian camps and prisons.
"They can act quickly if these camps were not sufficiently guarded ... I will very quickly meet Iraqi leaders, including Kurdish leaders, to ensure this vital necessity," Jean-Yves Le Drian told French members of parliament.
