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Comment by alain_gilbert | Hacker News Reader

I cannot find any specific date on this article.

I wonder if it is the same convoy. http://www.bestgore.com/murder/video-isis-convoy-safe-evacua...

I would say no since the article says:

    No flags or banners would be allowed to be flown from the convoy as it left the city, the deal stipulated

Otherwise, this kind of escape date from june 13, 2017.

Edit: The article says "But when he and his fellow drivers assembled their convoy early on 12 October"

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This is an old video from Deir Al-Zoor and it says in Arabic 'Caliphate army mobilizing to assist Deir Al-zoor'. Not from Raqqa. Citing Al-Masdar propaganda website should be enough to know how credible is this.

I'm not very knowledgeable about all of this.

But looking at the map, it seems like Deir Al-zoor is more or less where they said the convoy went. (Sections of convoy later spotted here)

Saying "mobilizing to assist Deir Al-zoor" sounds better (on a IS point of view) than "evacuating Raqqah".

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