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It looks like ISIS fighters are still in Syria — and might be trying to regroup
Michal Kranz

    Even though ISIS has been declared defeated in Syria by Russia and Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad the group's fighters still have a presence in the country.
    Several convoys have been spotted traveling through Syrian regime territory in recent weeks.
    Thousands of fighters escaped Raqqa in October as part of a secret deal between US-backed forces and ISIS, and an unknown number have snuck over the border into Turkey.
    It is unclear whether fighters are aiming to regroup in Syria, survive while keeping a low profile, or head towards Europe.



ISIS was supposedly defeated in Syria after US-backed forces captured Raqqa, the capital of its self-declared caliphate, last month — but recent reports suggest that there are still pockets of ISIS resistance in the country.

Read more at: http://www.businessinsider.com/isis-is-still-in-syria-2017-12