Infighting Erupts among ISIL Terrorists in Northeastern Syria

Rasa - Local sources reported heavy infighting among ISIL terrorists after a number of the group's commanders fled the city following rapid advances of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in the region.

News ID: 429950

Date: 28 May 2017 - 19:22

RNA - The sources said that foreign members of the ISIL called Mohajereen have engaged in clashes with the terrorist group's security forces.

The sources added that the infighting happened after a sum of ISIL commanders fled the city and Mohajereen blocked the roads out of Raqqa city to prevent other commanders from running away.

A number of militants from both sides have been killed in the clashes.

Sources in the Russian Defense Ministry disclosed on Saturday that the SDF and ISIL terrorist group came to an agreement for withdrawing gunmen from Raqqa towards Palmyra (Tadmur) in Homs province .

"Based on reliable information from independent sources in Raqqa, the SDF and ISIL commanders have agree on establishing a safe corridor in the Southern direction of Raqqa to move the gunmen in the city towards Palmyra in Eastern Homs," the Arabic-language desk of RT quoted the sources in Russian ministry as saying.

The sources also told RT that the Russian forces in Syria were considering some measures to prevent implementation of the agreement, adding, "The Russian fighter jets pounded a 39-vehicle convoy of ISIL carrying weapons along the road from Raqqa to Palmyra, destroying 32 heavy-machinegun equipped vehicles and killing over 120 terrorists."

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