Senior US officials fear some of the 800 detained johadists will soon be free unless allies put them on trial.
Full story: telegraph.co.uk/news/2019/02/1…
One well-placed US source said the UK stance was effectively “leave them at large and hope they don’t find a way back”.
Watch lists should block terror suspects boarding planes but system not “foolproof”. Was explicitly mentioned to me as an area of concern.
Also, unsaid - this problem is partly of America’s making by insisting on such a speedy withdrawal.
US is leaving and telling Europe to deal with it. Europe largely refusing and asking why US is leaving.
All will come to a head soon if US withdrawal is as quick as expected