100 jihadists a week still entering Syria

French military intelligence estimates that about 100 foreigners continue to enter Syria from Turkey each week to join Islamic State, French daily Le Figaro reported yesterday.

France's foreign minister said on Sunday that questions needed to be asked on whether Turkey was a viable partner in the fight against Islamic State in Syria and would raise the issue in a coalition meeting in Washington this week

"According to the Direction for Military Intelligence in Paris, each week, about 100 foreigners continue to cross Turkey into Syria to join Islamic State," Le Figaro reported.

 The Syrian Human Rights Observatory on Tuesday said nearly 60 civilians, including children, were killed in coalition air strikes near an IS-held village in the province of Aleppo.