Dozens of IS fighters have been killed as US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces close in on the militants' final enclave in eastern Syria.
The Syrian Democratic Forces say 38 Islamic State fighters have been killed in a US-backed offensive against the jihadists' only remaining enclave in eastern Syria, after the area was pounded in a bombardment overnight.
The enclave is the last shred of territory held by the jihadists who have been driven from territory in Iraq and Syria over the past four years by an array of enemies, including a US-led international coalition.The SDF has been laying siege to Baghouz for weeks but repeatedly postponed its final assault to allow the evacuation of thousands of civilians, many of them wives and children of Islamic State fighters. It finally resumed the attack on Sunday, backed by coalition air strikes.
Three SDF fighters were killed and 10 wounded, he wrote on Twitter. The jihadists had fired two rockets, he added, an indication of continued IS resistance.
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