All Syrian IS fighters leave Raqa: monitor

Beirut, Oct 14 (AFP) All Syrian fighters of the IslamicState group have left the jihadists' one-time bastion of Raqaand preparations are under way ...
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Beirut, Oct 14 (AFP) All Syrian fighters of the IslamicState group have left the jihadists' one-time bastion of Raqaand preparations are under way for foreign combatants toleave, a monitor said today.

The Syrian jihadists left Raqa with their families,heading to unknown destinations, the Britain-based SyrianObservatory for Human Rights said.

A Raqa official said Syrian IS members had surrendered tothe US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces battling to take fullcontrol of the city, without specifying how many. (AFP)CPS.

This is unedited, unformatted feed from the Press Trust of India wire.

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