Welcome to DU!
The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards.
Join the community:
Create a free account
Support DU (and get rid of ads!):
Become a Star Member
Latest Breaking News
Editorials & Other Articles
General Discussion
The DU Lounge
All Forums
Issue Forums
Culture Forums
Alliance Forums
Region Forums
Support Forums
Help & Search
100 ISIS fighters surrender in Raqqa in sign that battle to retake the Syrian city could be windi...
Source: ABC News
100 ISIS fighters surrender in Raqqa in sign that battle to retake the Syrian city could be winding down
By ELIZABETH MCLAUGHLIN • Oct 14, 2017, 12:28 PM ET
About 100 ISIS fighters have surrendered in Raqqa, Syria, in the last 24 hours and have been removed from the city, the U.S.-led coalition fighting ISIS told ABC News.
The mass surrender is viewed as a sign that the coalition's battle to retake Raqqa could be nearing its end, with 85 percent of the city now under the coalition's control.
"This is consistent with the trend we have seen in the past month, both in Syria and Iraq; a good number of ISIS fighters are giving up," Col. Ryan Dillon, spokesman for the anti-ISIS coalition, said.
In addition, over the last week about 1,500 civilians in the area have safely made it to locations controlled by the U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces, Dillon said.
An estimated 300 to 400 fighters remain in Raqqa.
-snip-
By ELIZABETH MCLAUGHLIN • Oct 14, 2017, 12:28 PM ET
About 100 ISIS fighters have surrendered in Raqqa, Syria, in the last 24 hours and have been removed from the city, the U.S.-led coalition fighting ISIS told ABC News.
The mass surrender is viewed as a sign that the coalition's battle to retake Raqqa could be nearing its end, with 85 percent of the city now under the coalition's control.
"This is consistent with the trend we have seen in the past month, both in Syria and Iraq; a good number of ISIS fighters are giving up," Col. Ryan Dillon, spokesman for the anti-ISIS coalition, said.
In addition, over the last week about 1,500 civilians in the area have safely made it to locations controlled by the U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces, Dillon said.
An estimated 300 to 400 fighters remain in Raqqa.
-snip-
Read more: http://abcnews.go.com/International/100-isis-fighters-surrender-raqqa-sign-battle-retake/story?id=50480739