New officers of Syrian Democratic Forces take part during a graduation ceremony at a military camp in Ain Issa, Syria October 10, 2017. REUTERS/Erik De Castro
BEIRUT - 14 October 2017: Tribal chiefs are organising a way for Syrian Islamic State fighters to leave the Syria city of Raqqa after the U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces agreed to a proposal that would secure their departure, the chiefs said in a statement sent to Reuters by a member of Raqqa's civil council.
Saying their aim was to spare bloodshed, the tribal sheikhs said they had called on both the SDF and the U.S.-backed coalition fighting Islamic State to "settle the situation" of remaining Syrian fighters in the city, and to "secure their exit to areas outside the city with our guarantees".
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