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Thursday, February 28, 2019
US-backed Syria fighters find mass grave near IS-held area
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleA spokesman for US-backed forces fighting the Islamic State group in Syria says they have uncovered a mass grave near the last IS-held pocket in the country’s east.
Adnan Afrin says the grave unearthed outside the village of Baghouz contains the remains of men and women but says the number of bodies and their identities remain unclear.
A video published by Kurdish-run Furat FM TV station has emerged showing several bodies dug out from a pit.
Warning: Graphic footage
GRAPHIC: Mass grave was found by #SDF in #Baghouz. Civilians mostly women are slaughtered by #ISIS. It’s clear that they were slaughtered not long ago.
(via @@RE_N_AS) pic.twitter.com/aAKErlq8Od— SMM Syria (@smmsyria) February 28, 2019
The Kurdish-led force known as the Syrian Democratic Forces has been locked in a standoff with remaining IS militants holed up in Baghouz with civilians since early February.
Afrin says his forces managed to free 24 SDF fighters over the course of evacuating civilians from the area.
— AP
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