ISIS on Saturday released hundreds of civilians they had taken captive to use as human shields during retreat in Northern Syria, a monitor and US backed forces said.
A source from the Syrian Democratic Forces, which pushed IS from the city of Manbij this week with the aid of US-led air strikes, told the AFP news agency that some civilians taken by the jihadists as they fled were able to escape while "others were freed".
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitor confirmed the account.
The monitor and US-backed forces had reported on Friday that the Jihadists had seized around 2,000 civilians to use as "human shields" as they fled Manbij.
The SDF expelled most of the IS fighters from Manbij last week, but dozens continued to put up tough resistance.
On Friday, they withdrew from a northern neighborhood heading for the IS-held town of Jarabulus along the border with Turkey, taking the captives with them, as the Pentagon said the retreat showed the group was "on the ropes".
"While withdrawing from a district of Manbij, Daesh (IS) jihadists abducted around 2,000 civilians from Al-Sirb neighbourhood," said Sherfan Darwish, spokesman for the Manbij Military Council, a key component of the SDF.
"They used these civilians as human shields as they withdrew to Jarabulus, thus preventing us from targeting them," he said, adding that women and children were among those taken...
[i24news.tv]
13/8/16
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A source from the Syrian Democratic Forces, which pushed IS from the city of Manbij this week with the aid of US-led air strikes, told the AFP news agency that some civilians taken by the jihadists as they fled were able to escape while "others were freed".
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitor confirmed the account.
The monitor and US-backed forces had reported on Friday that the Jihadists had seized around 2,000 civilians to use as "human shields" as they fled Manbij.
The SDF expelled most of the IS fighters from Manbij last week, but dozens continued to put up tough resistance.
On Friday, they withdrew from a northern neighborhood heading for the IS-held town of Jarabulus along the border with Turkey, taking the captives with them, as the Pentagon said the retreat showed the group was "on the ropes".
"While withdrawing from a district of Manbij, Daesh (IS) jihadists abducted around 2,000 civilians from Al-Sirb neighbourhood," said Sherfan Darwish, spokesman for the Manbij Military Council, a key component of the SDF.
"They used these civilians as human shields as they withdrew to Jarabulus, thus preventing us from targeting them," he said, adding that women and children were among those taken...
[i24news.tv]
13/8/16
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