Senior Daesh leaders leave Raqqa, move operations to Deir Ez-Zor

Senior leaders of Daesh terror group are leaving the Syrian city of Raqqa and moving operations to Deir ez-Zor, US Department of Defense spokesperson Jeff Davis said in a briefing on Friday, Sputnik reports.

"A lot of senior ISIS [Daesh] leaders, a lot of their bureaucrats…[are] leaving Raqqa and moving their operations further down river," Davis told reporters.

"They [Daesh] are very close to being fully isolated," Davis said when asked to comment on the situation in Raqqa. "Once isolation is complete, it is very difficult for them [terrorists] to be able to retain their capabilities to put up a solid defense."

Davis noted that currently there is only one way leading out of Raqqa, which makes it impossible for the terrorists to bring in large reinforcement.