In Syria, US-backed militia trying to evacuate civilians trapped by Islamic State
by Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times
Feb 19, 2019
1 minute
AMMAN, Jordan - A U.S.-backed militia has sent trucks to the edge of Islamic State's dwindling territory in eastern Syria to evacuate hundreds of civilians as well as surrendering fighters, many of them foreign-born, commanders said Tuesday.
About 200 families remain
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