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US-backed Syrian fighters resume attack on IS in Baghouz

US-backed Syrian fighters resumed an operation to retake the Islamic State group's last stronghold Baghouz on Sunday, after a deadline for the group's gunmen to surrender expired. The assault was renewed days after thousands of people left the tiny village held by IS near the Iraqi border area.

US-backed Syrian fighters resume attack on IS in Baghouz

Attack on Islamic State group's last stronghold

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Published : Mar 11, 2019, 8:41 AM IST

Baghouz: US-backed Syrian fighters resumed an operation to retake the Islamic State group's last stronghold in eastern Syria on Sunday, after a deadline for the group's gunmen to surrender expired.

Attack on Islamic State group's last stronghold

Explosions and fires illuminated columns of smoke over Baghouz after Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces launched the offensive around 6 pm local time.

The assault was renewed days after thousands of people left the tiny village held by IS on the banks of the Euphrates River near the Iraqi border area.

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Over the past few weeks, more than 10,000 civilians have been evacuated from Baghouz, streaming out daily through a corridor arranged by the two sides.

But since Friday, only a small group has left.

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SDF officials believe that up to 4,000 women and children are believed to still be in the pocket, along with around 500 IS fighters.

The capture of Baghouz would be a milestone in the devastating four-year campaign to defeat the group's so-called "caliphate" that once covered a vast territory straddling both Syria and Iraq.

Baghouz: US-backed Syrian fighters resumed an operation to retake the Islamic State group's last stronghold in eastern Syria on Sunday, after a deadline for the group's gunmen to surrender expired.

Attack on Islamic State group's last stronghold

Explosions and fires illuminated columns of smoke over Baghouz after Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces launched the offensive around 6 pm local time.

The assault was renewed days after thousands of people left the tiny village held by IS on the banks of the Euphrates River near the Iraqi border area.

Also Read:Tibetans in India mark uprising's 60th anniversary

Over the past few weeks, more than 10,000 civilians have been evacuated from Baghouz, streaming out daily through a corridor arranged by the two sides.

But since Friday, only a small group has left.

Also Read:Taiwan activists mark Tibet uprising anniversary

SDF officials believe that up to 4,000 women and children are believed to still be in the pocket, along with around 500 IS fighters.

The capture of Baghouz would be a milestone in the devastating four-year campaign to defeat the group's so-called "caliphate" that once covered a vast territory straddling both Syria and Iraq.

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Baghouz - 10 March 2019
1. Various of abandoned tents, Islamic State (IS) group positions and encampments
2. Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) fighter talking on a radio
3. Abandoned IS encampment
4. Various of SDF fighters inside a building
5. Wide of damaged buildings
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6. Traces of gunfire
7. Various of explosions and fires
8. Various of Syrian Democratic Forces commander Rustam Hasake using a radio and tablet
9. SDF commanders talking on radios
10. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Rustam Hasake, Syrian Democratic Forces commander:
"We have been able to liberate a number of positions from them (Islamic State group). We are currently advancing (into Baghouz) with the support of the international coalition from the air and on the ground as well."
11. Wide of explosions and fires
12. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Rustam Hasake, Syrian Democratic Forces commander:
"There are tunnels as well. Perhaps you heard earlier on the walkie-talkie, we destroyed several of their tunnels with our strikes."
13. Wide of explosions and fires
STORYLINE:
U.S.-backed Syrian fighters resumed an operation to retake the Islamic State group's last stronghold in eastern Syria on Sunday, after a deadline for the group's gunmen to surrender expired.
Explosions and fires illuminated columns of smoke over Baghouz after Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces launched the offensive around 6 p.m. (1600 GMT).
The assault was renewed days after thousands of people left the tiny village held by IS on the banks of the Euphrates River near the Iraqi border area.
Over the past few weeks, more than 10,000 civilians have been evacuated from Baghouz, streaming out daily through a corridor arranged by the two sides.
But since Friday, only a small group has left.
SDF officials believe that up to 4,000 women and children are believed to still be in the pocket, along with around 500 IS fighters.
The capture of Baghouz would be a milestone in the devastating four-year campaign to defeat the group's so-called "caliphate" that once covered a vast territory straddling both Syria and Iraq.
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