Trump says Europe now willing to take IS prisoners in Syria

Turkish-backed Syrian opposition fighters deploy near the town of Ras al-Ayn, Syria, Friday, Oct. 19, 2019. Fighting between Turkey and Kurdish forces continued Friday in Ras al-Ayn despite a U.S.-brokered cease-fire that went into effect overnight.(AP Photo)
Vice President Mike Pence greets U.S. troops after speaking at Ramstein Air Force Base, Germany, Friday, Oct. 18, 2019. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
President Donald Trump arrives to speak to NASA astronauts carrying out the first ever all-female spacewalk, during a call from the Roosevelt Room of the White House, Friday, Oct. 18, 2019, in Washington, as Vice President Mike Pence looks on. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

WASHINGTON — Claiming new progress against Islamic State extremists in Syria, President Donald Trump said Friday that some European nations are now willing to take responsibility for detained IS fighters who are from their countries.