Al Jazeera: 'Heavy clashes' in Syria as SDF launches final push against ISIL
US-backed Kurdish forces advance in eastern Deir Az Zor province in 'final' battle to crush remaining ISIL fighters.
US-backed Syrian forces say they captured 41 positions held by Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL, ISIS) and destroyed fortifications in a fierce battle to capture the armed group's last enclave in eastern Syria.
Military advances were made overnight and on Sunday as the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) launched a final push to clear the area from ISIL fighters after 20,000 civilians were evacuated from the area in Deir Az Zor province, said Mustafa Bali, a SDF spokesman.
Bali said heavy fighting was ongoing inside the village of Baghouz on Sunday. He did not say how long the battle was expected to last.
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WNU Editor: Apparently there are a number of foreign fighters who are not going to give up .... ISIS reduced to only '500 fighters hiding in just five square miles' (The Mirror).
More News On The Final Battle To Rout ISIS In Syria
US-backed forces face fierce resistance from ISIS in 'final battle' -- CNN
'Heavy clashes' as US-backed forces make final push against IS -- AFP
U.S.-backed Syrian fighters advance in clashes with Islamic State: official -- Reuters
Syria's SDF launches endgame battle against 'Islamic State' -- DW
US-Backed Syrian Forces in Assault to Oust Last of IS Group -- VOA
Heavy fighting as US-backed Syria force breaches final ISIS pocket -- The National
ISIS reduced to only '500 fighters hiding in just five square miles' -- The Mirror
