SDF spokesman Mustafa Bali said thousands of civilians have been evacuated and kidnapped fighters have been freed in Baghouz, in eastern Syria,
“Only the terrorists remain in Baghouz.” Bali said in a tweet.
At its height, ISIS controlled huge swaths of territory in Syria and Iraq. A US-led coalition has been working for years to oust the group from cities and towns.
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One soldier in Baghouz during the evacuation of civilians told CNN that the wives of ISIS martyrs are there with their children and they don’t want to leave.
Multiple US officials told CNN’s Barbara Starr that civilians still remain in the last piece of territory remaining under ISIS control.
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