Sergei Surovikin

Russia: US Coalition Providing Safe Corridors For ISIS To Flee Raqqa

U.S. backed Syrian rebels on their way to Raqqa, Syria, June 6, 2017. Photo: Rodi Said/Reuters)
MOSCOW  — The Russian military has accused the U.S.-led coalition in Syria of providing safe corridors for the Islamic State group to leave the area around its stronghold of Raqqa.
Col. Gen. Sergei Surovikin, the commander of Russian forces in Syria, said earlier this month that IS has made a deal with the Kurdish forces to leave two villages southwest of Raqqa and move toward Palmyra.