The US-led coalition and the Kurdish-dominated Syrian Democratic
Forces (SDF) are negotiating a deal with ISIS terrorists in the city of
Raqqah, according to multiple local and opposition sources. According to
reports, ISIS units would be allowed to withdraw to Deir Ezzor province
where they help their counterparts fighting Syrian government forces.
However, the sides allegedly have some differences over the number of
vehicles and arms that ISIS members could take from Raqqah city. By
Wednesday, the deal has not been finalized yet.
Meanwhile, a spokesman for the US-led coalition released a statement
saying that the SDF-linked Raqqah Civil Council and some “Arab tribal
elders” work to protect and evacuate civilians from the ISIS-held area.
It is not clear how this could be done in a big way without a contact
with ISIS.
