Civilians aim to ISIS ... SDF Special Forces enter contact line to save them

After the strikes from Syrian Democratic Forces, IS mercenaries started on the east of Euphrates River and on the Syrian-Iraqi border to intensify landmines and prevent the exit of civilians from the clashes areas and use them as human shields to block al-Jazeera Tempest campaign, while SDF special forces have entered the contact line to save the civilians and get them out of the clashes areas.

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15 May, 2018 05:26

AZAD SIFO- AMMAR AL-KHALAF/ DEIR EZ ZOR

With the unfavorable weather, sandstorms and torrential rains, IS mercenaries east of the Euphrates River are doing various methods and practices to block the campaign and avoid strikes by Syrian Democratic Forces.

Demining areas with sensitive mines

As Syrian Democratic Forces advance towards Hajin town, IS mercenaries have intensified the laying of mines in all civilian and military areas, where ISIS mercenaries are demining all the areas where civilians are located to prevent them from leaving the areas they occupy.

ANHA correspondents have been able to reach some of the areas where IS mercenaries have planted mines, in the pictures some of the mines called "The Ruler", a "TNT mine" which is a mine of sensitive object, and according to specialists, its destructive ability is high.

Civilians Prevented to exit and they used them as human shields

ISIS also prevents the civilians to leave the clashes areas to use them as human shields against Syrian Democratic Forces, a source from al-Sousa village, which lies on the east of the Euphrates River, confirmed that ISIS prevent civilians from leaving areas of clashes, in order to avoid strikes by Syrian Democratic Forces.

Special teams to protect the safety of civilians

For the safety of civilians, SDF Special Forces are advancing slowly and cautiously in the clashes areas, and the contact line between the forces and IS mercenaries.

The Special Forces for the liberation of civilians, who had previously worked in al-Raqqa city to liberate the people, open safe corridors and access to the contact lines in order to protect the safety of civilians from bombard cars and mines planted by IS mercenaries everywhere.

"IS mercenaries by planting mines and using civilians as human shields are trying to disrupt the recent campaign of Syrian Democratic Forces east of the Euphrates River," Bashar Hamid Hussain the firgther in SDF Special Forces said during a meeting with ANHA agency.

Hussain has confirmed that the special teams are operating on the front lines and open safe corridors in order to protect the safety of civilians from ISIS mercenaries.

The fighter, Hamid Hussein, said that Syrian Democratic Forces are communicating with civilians through special means to stabilize their places and rescue them from IS mercenaries.

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ANHA