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IS: Lorries evacuate civilians from last Syria enclave
Source: BBC
IS: Lorries evacuate civilians from last Syria enclave
20 February 2019
Lorries have been evacuating civilians from the last village in Syria still held by the Islamic State (IS) group.
Journalists on the front line saw at least 15 vehicles carrying men, women and children leaving Baghuz.
The US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) alliance, which is besieging the area, said it did not yet know if any IS fighters were among the passengers.
However, a UK-based monitoring group said it believed all the civilians and militants who were in Baghuz had left.
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights cited its sources as saying the militants had agreed to surrender following extensive negotiations with SDF.
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20 February 2019
Lorries have been evacuating civilians from the last village in Syria still held by the Islamic State (IS) group.
Journalists on the front line saw at least 15 vehicles carrying men, women and children leaving Baghuz.
The US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) alliance, which is besieging the area, said it did not yet know if any IS fighters were among the passengers.
However, a UK-based monitoring group said it believed all the civilians and militants who were in Baghuz had left.
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights cited its sources as saying the militants had agreed to surrender following extensive negotiations with SDF.
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Read more: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-47306633