Islamic State group in Syria: Final assault on jihadists 'begins'
About 20,000 civilians have been taken by the SDF to a makeshift camp for displaced people at al-Hol, in Hassakeh province, in recent weeks. Among them are the wives and children of IS militants and many foreign nationals.
A number of men belonging to IS have also surrendered in recent days. Some were found with hidden weapons during their surrender, according to pro-SDF Kurdish Ronahi TV.On the messaging app Telegram, IS supporters have launched a hashtag campaign calling for divine intervention in support of the jihadists.
At its height, five years ago, IS controlled 88,000 sq km of territory stretching from western Syria to eastern Iraq. The SDF says the jihadist group has now been contained to an area of less than half a square kilometre.Thousands of refugees have been returning home as gains have been made against IS. Kurdish authorities said a group of 21 Yazidi women and children returned to Iraq from Syria on Friday after more than four years in captivity.
IS militants killed or kidnapped more than 9,000 members of the minority religious group in what the United Nations has called"genocide".How the jihadist group rose and fell
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