Islamic State loses ground in last Syria enclave

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Militants of the group that in 2014 redrew the map of the Middle East surrender by the hundreds

The insurgents have been mounting a desperate last-stand defence of the enclave at Baghouz, where dozens of militants have been killedA member of the Syrian Democratic Forces stands in front of a military vehicle belonging to the US-led coalition near the Islamic State group's last holdout of Baghouz, in the eastern Syrian Deir Ezzor province late on March 3 2019.

Many of the men were limping as they crossed out of the enclave at Baghouz along a dirt path over a rocky hill, accompanied by weeping children and fully veiled women, dragging suitcases and backpacks behind them, a Reuters journalist said.The insurgents have been mounting a desperate last-stand defence of the enclave at Baghouz, the final patch of Islamic State territory that once spanned a third of Iraq and Syria and which has been besieged by the SDF for weeks.

In a statement, the SDF said its fighters had made progress into the remaining IS-held part of the enclave in eastern Syrian near the Iraqi border. It said 15 IS members had been killed on Thursday morning after they tried to attack SDF troops.Quick crossword

 

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