Wednesday, 6 March 2019

Hundreds of jihadists surrender in eastern Syria enclave

Hundreds of Islamic State militants have surrendered as they left the group's last enclave in eastern Syria amid more than 6,500 people, mostly civilians, who were evacuated in the last 24 hours, a spokesman for the U.S.-backed Syrian force battling the jihadists said on Tuesday.


from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2SHffgB

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