Special forces of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) evacuated more than 1,000 people from the last ISIS stronghold in the middle Euphrates River Valley in the last few hours, the Hawar News Agency (ANHA) reported on February 22.
The Kurdish agency also released a video showing the besieged ISIS fighters using the remaining civilians in their positions as human shields. A source in the SDF told ANHA that once these civilians are evacuated, US-backed forces will resume their attack on the terrorist group.
Mustafa Bali, a spokesman for the SDF, told the Reuters news agency that more than 3,000 civilians are still hiding in ISIS’ last stronghold. Bali also revealed that the evacuation of civilians was expected to end on February 21. However, they failed to achieve this goal.
More than 260 foreign ISIS fighters are still holding onto their last positions north of the town of al-Baghuz al-Fawqani. These fighters are highly experienced and many of them are key commanders in the terrorist group.
According to a recent report by the Guardian, US, UK and French special forces are preparing to storm the last ISIS stronghold once it is cleared of civilians and surrendering fighters.
Very good comments here – NONE.
When SDFs and the Coalition cant avoid winning, the total infected commentators are not there using all lying and true critisism.
Like feresh air. They might be home here friday and wash more then mouths, behinds and fingers. Hard work. More then soap is needed.
Those are the people, which should be outside Syria in camps, but who will have them.
Last month they was preventing them for leaving the area, now they rescue them ?
It would not surprise me, if the Yanks want to flood Europe with them – refugees !!.
Must be very smelly there with all those shihadis in such a small area