MESOPOTAMIA NEWS : TODAYS UPDATE SITUATION BAGHUZ (SYRIA)

Day 38 of hundreds fleeing Baghuz: 600 more civilians flee, thousands supposedly still there

by Seth Frantzman   1 March 2019

Another day goes by and another group of hundreds of alleged ISIS members fled the supposedly small (700 meters across) ISIS area in Baghuz…the supposed small tent area

.”More than 600 civilians along with a large number of fighters who surrendered to the SDF were evacuated from Baghouz today. SDF is predicting about a couple of thousands of civilians are still inside and to be evacuated, which is not taking less than one week,” writes the source.

More than 600 civilians along with a large number of fighters who surrendered to the SDF were evacuated from Baghouz today. SDF is predicting about a couple of thousands of civilians are still inside and to be evacuated, which is not taking less than one week.

— zana amedi (@zana_med) February 28, 2019

Rojava Information Center notes “Some hundreds of people were evacuated from #ISIS-controlled territory today alone. At least 40 men were among many women and children, and there was at least 1 #Yazidi boy. Close to 10,000 people have been evacuated in the last week.”

[ON THE GROUND]

Some hundreds of people were evacuated from #ISIS-controlled territory today alone. At least 40 men were among many women and children, and there was at least 1 #Yazidi boy.

Close to 10,000 people have been evacuated in the last week.

— Rojava Information Center (@RojavaIC) February 28, 2019

Also 24 SDF fighters were freed.

A video claimed to show those who were evacuated.

العشرات من المرتزقة الذين سلموا أنفسهم لقوات سوريا الديمقراطية اليوم في قرية باغوز
Dozens of mercenaries who surrendered to Syria’s democratic forces today in the village of Baguz
#سقطت_دولة_الخلافة pic.twitter.com/HhIDPPjX3n

— DÎYAR AHMO (@DIYAR10391454) February 28, 2019

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