This is the best tl;dr I could make, original reduced by 36%. (I'm a bot)
> Turkey's offensive in Syria has left at least 12 prisons for foreign fighters unguarded, Russia's Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said Monday, warning that hundreds of escaped fighters could return to their home countries.
> Turkey launched an operation against Kurdish fighters in northeastern Syria earlier this month after President Donald Trump announced he was withdrawing U.S. troops from the area.
> Observers have warned that Turkey's assault could allow for the escape of thousands of Islamic State militants who had been held in prisons guarded by Kurdish forces.
> Speaking at a security forum in Beijing, Shoigu said that the Islamic State had "Greatly expanded its presence" in the Asia-Pacific region - including in Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, the Philippines and partly Thailand - after its defeat in Syria.
> Turkey has denied reports that its offensive could lead to the escape of Islamic State fighters or a resurgence of jihadist groups in Syria.
> Islamic State is a terrorist organization banned in Russia.
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