ERBIL, Kurdistan Region – Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) have retaken the village of Baghouz in Syria’s Deir ez-Zor, liberating the final stretch of territory controlled by the Islamic State jihadist group.
Although ISIS-linked cells remain at large across Iraq and Syria, their defeat in Baghouz marks a significant moment in the war which began in 2014 and devastated the region.
Earlier, AFP saw several trucks leaving the village thought to be carrying women and children.
This is a developing story…