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General Category => World News => Topic started by: TomSea on February 19, 2019, 07:13:03 pm
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IS 'traps 200 families' in last bastion
Civilians who have fled the last IS-held area in Syria, around the village of Baghuz (14 February 2019) Image copyright AFP
Image caption Some 20,000 people who have fled Baghuz in recent weeks have been taken to a camp
The UN has expressed concern about the fate of some 200 families reportedly trapped in the last tiny area of Syria still held by the Islamic State group.
Human rights chief Michelle Bachelet said they were apparently being prevented from leaving by IS militants.
They were also being subjected to intense bombardment by US-led coalition and allied Syrian forces, she added.
Read more at: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-47292778 (https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-47292778)