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U.S.-backed Syrian force gives Islamic State 48 hours to leave Manbij
Source: Reuters
World | Thu Jul 21, 2016 7:19am EDT
U.S.-backed Syrian force gives Islamic State 48 hours to leave Manbij
A U.S.-backed force fighting to drive Islamic State out of Manbij said on Thursday it was giving the jihadist group 48 hours to pull out of the surrounded northern Syrian city.
A statement from the Manbij Military Council said the Islamic State militants would be allowed to leave the city with light weapons, without a fight.
It said their departure must take place within 48 hours and "this initiative is the only and the final one for the besieged Daesh elements to leave the city," using an Arabic acronym for the jihadist group.
The council is allied to the U.S.-backed Kurdish and Arab alliance known as the Syria Democratic Forces (SDF), which has been fighting Islamic State in northern Syria with the support of air strikes from a U.S.-led coalition.
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U.S.-backed Syrian force gives Islamic State 48 hours to leave Manbij
A U.S.-backed force fighting to drive Islamic State out of Manbij said on Thursday it was giving the jihadist group 48 hours to pull out of the surrounded northern Syrian city.
A statement from the Manbij Military Council said the Islamic State militants would be allowed to leave the city with light weapons, without a fight.
It said their departure must take place within 48 hours and "this initiative is the only and the final one for the besieged Daesh elements to leave the city," using an Arabic acronym for the jihadist group.
The council is allied to the U.S.-backed Kurdish and Arab alliance known as the Syria Democratic Forces (SDF), which has been fighting Islamic State in northern Syria with the support of air strikes from a U.S.-led coalition.
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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-mideast-crisis-syria-manbij-idUSKCN101172