Credit to Author: kadraneda| Date: Mon, 04 Mar 2019 09:14:44 +0000
U.S.-backed Syrian fighters battling Islamic State militants in their last foothold in Syria said they have been forced to slow down their push because the extremists are using civilians as human shields.
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Read moreCredit to Author: Alexander Magno| Date: Tue, 19 Feb 2019 14:19:21 +0000
The U.N.’s human rights chief said Tuesday she was concerned about the condition of some 200 families trapped in the last remaining area held by the Islamic State group in eastern Syria, where they were mixed with hundreds of militants.
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Read moreCredit to Author: Alexander Magno| Date: Sun, 17 Feb 2019 17:08:25 +0000
Islamic State militants are preventing more than 1,000 civilians from leaving a tiny area still held by the extremist group in a village in eastern Syria, a spokesman for the U.S.-backed Syrian militia fighting the group said Sunday.
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