SDF Clearing ‘Last Daesh Village in Syria' From Terrorists – Spokesman

DAMASCUS (Sputnik) – The Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) are clearing the village of Baghuz, which is from their point of view the last settlement in Syria controlled by the Daesh* terror group, of the terrorists, SDF spokesman Mustafa Bali has stated.

"SDF have advanced on northern and western axis into Baghuz since 19:00 [17:00 GMT] yesterday evening, capturing 41 positions of ISIS and destroying fortifications", Bali wrote on his Twitter page.

#SDF have advanced on northern and western axis into Baghuz since 19:00 yesterday evening, capturing 41 positions of ISIS and destroying fortifications. IS counterattack was foiled at 4 am this morning. Heavy fighting is going on inside the last village at the moment.

— Mustafa Bali (@mustefabali) 10 февраля 2019 г.

The statement comes after the SDF announced on 9 February the start of the operation aimed at liberating Baghuz from Daesh terrorists. The SDF units claim that Baghuz is the last village held by the terror group in Syria.

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The SDF units are engaged in a fight against terrorists and are backed by the US-led coalition, whose airstrikes in the region have resulted in multiple civilian casualties, according to Syrian media reports.

*Daesh (also known as ISIS/ISIL/IS) is a terrorist group banned in Russia