Syria says French jihadist killed in shootout with government forces

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Syrian authorities said a French jihadist was killed in a shootout with government forces in Idlib. Security forces reportedly saw an armed group leaving a French camp in violation of an agreement barring people from leaving with weapons.

In a statement carried by state television, security forces in Idlib said a patrol observed ‘an armed group leaving the French camp... in violation of the agreement that prohibits exiting [the site] with weapons’