A convoy of buses prepare to evacuate "Islamic State" militants and their families from Qara
New York Times: Stranded ISIS Convoy Symbolizes Militants’ Stalled Campaign
BEIRUT, Lebanon — The Islamic State militant, his AK-47 cradled between his legs, crouched next to the driver in the front of the bus, near a placard in the windshield that read B-9, which stood for bus No. 9 out of 17. The flash of a camera in the early dawn light showed him to be smiling broadly.
How his fortunes have fallen since the photo was taken on Monday, when it looked like the convoy of buses carrying more than 300 retreating fighters was safely on the road to territory controlled by the Islamic State.
Now the buses are trapped in the Syrian desert with nowhere to go, chased at every turn by American bombers determined not to let them rejoin the fight.
As the Islamic State, also known as ISIS, has lost city after city in Iraq and struggles to hold on to territory in Syria, the stranded buses have become a striking metaphor for the militants’ stalled campaign.
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More News On The Story Of A Stranded ISIS Convoy In The Middle Of The Syrian Desert
IS convoy stranded in Syria desert after US bombing -- BBC
US-led coalition airstrike in Syria blocks ISIS fighters and civilians evacuated from Lebanon -- Daily Mail
Activists: IS convoy treks ahead despite US strikes threat -- Washington Post
'Islamic State' convoy stranded with families in Syria desert -- DW
Hezbollah, Syrian army seek new route for stranded Islamic State convoy -- Reuters
ISIS convoy stuck in Syria after US airstrikes block it -- FOX News
US says 17-bus IS convoy stranded in Syrian desert -- The Times of Israel
The Stranded ISIS Bus Convoy That No One Knows What To Do With -- Zero Hedge
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