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The flow of Isis fighters into rebel-held areas begins with the evacuation deals. The first one to be agreed between the regime and Isis was publicly recognised to have taken place in August 2017, with the involvement of the Lebanese militia Hezbollah. A month later, another deal would be announced for the evacuation of ISIS fighters trapped in a pocket of territory in the countryside of Hama in north-west Syria, surrounded by regime-held territory. Late that month, the regime announced it had reached an agreement in which the besieged fighters would surrender.
https://www.newstatesman.com/world/middle-east/2019/01/how-assad-regime-has-exploited-evacuation-deals-redirect-isis-against-0 _________________________________________________________ Full posting guidelines at: http://www.marxmail.org/sub.htm Set your options at: https://lists.csbs.utah.edu/options/marxism/archive%40mail-archive.com
