Islamic State evacuation convoy will cross to Deir al-Zor: alliance commander
An operation to exchange wounded Islamic State fighters with the bodies of other soldiers is underway
A convoy of Islamic State fighters and their families begin to depart from the Lebanon-Syria border zone in Qalamoun, Syria August 28, 2017. PHOTO: REUTERS
BEIRUT:
A stalled Islamic State evacuation convoy in eastern Syria will travel north to government-held Sukhna before crossing toward Deir al-Zor region, which is held by the militants, a commander in the pro-Syrian government military alliance said.
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An operation to exchange wounded Islamic State fighters in the convoy for the bodies of an Iranian soldier and two other soldiers in the pro-government alliance is beginning, the commander said.