American 'ISIS fighter' deported by Turkey stranded in gap between fenced borders after Greece refused to take him

A SUSPECTED ISIS fighter who was kicked out of Turkey has now been left stranded in 'no man's land' after Greece refused to let him in.

The American "militant" – named by local media as Muhammed Darwis B – was deported after President Recep Tayyip Erdogan launched a no-nonsense drive to repatriate all terror suspects held in his jails.

However, Greek border cops refused him entry when he tried to cross into their country near the town of Kastanies.

Darwis – a US citizen of Jordanian descent –  is then reported to have spent the night stuck between the country's two borders.

One unnamed official reportedly said he had earlier refused to be sent back to the US and had asked to be sent to Greece instead.

The Turkish television channel Haber 7 later broadcast a clip of the man dressed in dark clothes waving at the camera from the strip of land between the two border posts.

Today, he is still seemingly stuck between the two countries.

Witnesses said Darwis had been trying to shout to reporters on the Turkish side.

President Erdogan is due to visit Washington on Wednesday when he is expected to discuss the fate of foreign fighters caught in ISIS ranks.

On Monday he began deporting foreign members of ISIS held in custody, in a policy that risks diplomatic fallout with its European allies.

The move comes just weeks after the Turkish interior minister said Turkey was not a "hotel" for ISIS fighters.

Suleyman Soylu also criticised Western nations for their reluctance to take back citizens who had joined the ranks of the extremist militant group.

He claimed about 1,200 foreign fighters were in Turkish prisons and 287 members, including women and children, were recaptured during Turkey's offensive in Syria.

Several European countries, including Britain, have stripped ISIS fighters of their nationalities to prevent their return, he complained.

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