The US-led coalition launch airstrikes as the Kurdish-led SDF engage in close fighting against IS's 'most hardened' militants.
Intense fighting is taking place between US-backed forces and Islamic State militants to capture the last pocket of land held by the militant group.
Huge blasts were heard as US-led coalition airstrikes struck the ground and smoke could be seen billowing into the sky on Sunday, from an arms depot hit the day before. A spokesman for the Syrian Democratic Forces said his fighters were engaged in a"decisive battle" with IS, with slow advances taking place minute by minute."Our forces are advancing at a slow pace to avoid any problems. We expect a decisive battle in the morning," Marvan Qamishlo, an SDF military media official told Reuters earlier.
The fighting is centred on the village of Baghouz where a few hundred IS fighters are held up after refusing to surrender.SDF forces take part in what they say will be the 'decisive battle' against Islamic State Kurdish-led fighters, known as the Syrian Democratic Forces, restarted their offensive against IS on Friday night, after a two-week pause to allow civilians to be evacuated.
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