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Fall of ISIS? Militants surrender to US-backed Syrian forces

Hundreds of suspected Islamic State group militants, many of them foreigners, arrived at a gathering point outside Baghouz and handed themselves over to the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces.

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Published : Mar 7, 2019, 8:30 PM IST

Baghouz: Hundreds of suspected Islamic State group militants handed themselves over to the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces.

Suspected Islamic State group militants

The suspected militants, many of them foreigners, arrived at a gathering point in the desert area outside Baghouz after leaving the last remaining pocket under IS control on Wednesday night.

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They waited in line before heading towards a screening point further away where coalition forces investigate them.

SDF fighters separate the militants depending on their nationalities making one line for Syrians, one line for Iraqis and one line for other foreigners.

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