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Russia: ISIS fighters 'will be allowed to flee Mosul, retreat to Syria under US agreement.
2016-10-14
[UK Daily Mail] The US is said to have agreed for the safe transfer of terrorists from Iraq to Eastern Syria on the premise ISIS militants fight Russian troops when they get there, a news agency has claimed.

The agreement is said to involve 9,000 extremists who will leave Mosul for eastern areas of the country to capture the cities of Dier ez-Zouer and Palmyra.

Its purpose, it is claimed by Russian news agency RIA Novosti, is that the White House hopes the ISIS militants will fight Russian troops in war-torn Syria.

The news agency reported that America and Saudi Arabia had come to an agreement to create a peaceful passage for ISIS fighters to leave Mosul for Syria before Iraqi government security forces begin their liberation of the city, according to Iraqi News.

Secretary General of Hezbollah Hassan Nasrallah yesterday accused The White House of trying to mobilize ISIS in the eastern region of Syria.

According to the anonymous diplomatic source, President Barack Obama has already sanctioned an operation to liberate Mosul, due to take place this month.
Posted by:Pappy

#4  I hear it's being reported that Russia/Assad have similar hopes and are allowing militants in eastern Alleppo to flee with their weapons.
Posted by: mossomo   2016-10-14 18:39  

#3  it is claimed by Russian news agency RIA Novosti, is that the White House hopes the ISIS militants will fight Russian troops in war-torn Syria

But what if they decide not to flee to Syria?
Posted by: Pappy   2016-10-14 10:59  

#2  Its purpose, it is claimed by Russian news agency RIA Novosti, is that the White House hopes the ISIS militants will fight Russian troops in war-torn Syria.

The absence of a Mosul blocking force and continued delays might lead one to make such an assumption. Just saying.
Posted by: Besoeker   2016-10-14 04:44  

#1  Any possibility that there is a secret agreement with Russia so they can grind these guys up?
Posted by: gorb   2016-10-14 01:41  

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