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Its midnight here in london, 8am in singapore, and 2am in raqqa, syria, where the bbc has uncovered details of a secret deal that followed the defeat of Islamic State in the city. The agreement allowed hundreds of Islamic State fighters and their families to escape, including notorious criminals. The big question now is where are they, and what sort of a threat to they pose . Our middle east correspondent Quentin Sommerville has this exclusive report from raqqa. Even at peace, with the so called Islamic State gone, raqqa is still deadly dangerous. Few of its roads have been cleared. The fighting stopped here a month ago, but there are still mines and booby traps everywhere. Most of the city is a no go zone. Hardly anyone has been allowed to return. But we made it ....