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Baghouz battle intensifies as IS counter-attacks

Tension continues in Syria as IS militants are putting up a desperate fight against US-backed Syrian force. The IS militants firing mortar shells and rocket-propelled grenades.

Baghouz battle intensifies as IS counter-attacks

Unrest continues in Syria

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Published : Mar 13, 2019, 7:17 PM IST

Baghouz: US-backed Syrian forces said Islamic State (IS) militants are putting up a desperate fight against their advances and have staged a counterattack from the tiny speck of land the extremists still hold in eastern Syria.

Unrest continues in Syria

A Syrian Democratic Forces (SDP) commander told The Associated Press that IS group militants are putting up "fierce resistance" by firing mortar shells and rocket-propelled grenades.

He also said a number of IS group fighters surrendered to the SDF.

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The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said some 350 people left the IS-held area on Tuesday, including 120 fighters.

The group said those who left included citizens of Lebanon and Morocco.

Baghouz: US-backed Syrian forces said Islamic State (IS) militants are putting up a desperate fight against their advances and have staged a counterattack from the tiny speck of land the extremists still hold in eastern Syria.

Unrest continues in Syria

A Syrian Democratic Forces (SDP) commander told The Associated Press that IS group militants are putting up "fierce resistance" by firing mortar shells and rocket-propelled grenades.

He also said a number of IS group fighters surrendered to the SDF.

Also Read:US navy ship in Manila after South China Sea visit

The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said some 350 people left the IS-held area on Tuesday, including 120 fighters.

The group said those who left included citizens of Lebanon and Morocco.

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