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Sunday, March 10, 2019
From the Liveblog of
Sunday, March 10, 2019
US-backed Syrian forces resume assault on last IS redoubt
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleUS-backed Syrian forces resume their assault on the last Islamic State group redoubt in eastern Syria, a spokesman says, after a deadline passed for the surrender of jihadists.
“We have not seen any movement of civilians inside, so the Syrian Democratic Forces have resumed their military operations against the group,” SDF spokesman Adnan Afrin says.
The head of the SDF press office, Mustefa Bali, says air strikes and clashes had started up again on the patch of land in the village of Baghouz, after a pause to allow civilians out.
— AFP
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