Refugee: mercenaries planting mines everywhere

One of the displaced fleeing IS mercenaries said, "IS mercenaries use the civilians as human shields to avoid the strikes of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF)."

22 January, 2019 03:40

HAMED AL-MUSTAFA - DIYAR AHMO / DEIR EZ-ZOR

SDF continue to advance, where the forces managed to liberate 600 civilians from al- She'fa, al-Sousse, al-Babghouz and Hajin from the clutches of IS mercenaries after they have opened a safe passage for them.

One of the displaced who managed to flee to the liberated areas by the Syrian Democratic Forces pointed out that the mercenaries are living in a state of confusion, especially with the approach of SDF.

He pointed out that the mercenaries have lost confidence as a result of the situation of escape and surrender of IS mercenaries as their elimination approaches, stressing that the besieged people are waiting for the entry of SDF as soon as possible.

He said, "We managed to escape after the Syrian Democratic Forces secured a safe passage for us."

They are planting mines everywhere

The refugee said, "IS mercenaries are planting mines everywhere, especially in the civilians' houses, so that they cannot escape. Furthermore, we have seen many civilians who got injured as a result of these mines."

At the end of his speech, the displaced thanked SDF for liberating them.

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